butler's tray

American  

noun

1. a rectangular tray, usually of mahogany or similar wood, with hinged sides that may be folded down to form a flat oval.

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Example Sentences

I glanced at Fibsy to see if he accepted a tiny glass from the butler's tray.

From Vicky Van by Wells, Carolyn

He goes out, returns immediately with a butler's tray, containing all things necessary for a breakfast and the lighting of a fire.

From Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

The paint on the panelled walls was faded, blistered in places by the sun, or soiled where elbows had rubbed it or the butler's tray standing against it through long years, had marked it.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

They can be had quite cheaply, and should be half-filled with water, and placed upon the side table or butler's tray, with the dessert, bread and cheese, etc.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

On a side-table, or, rather, butler's tray, were bottles, decanters, and glasses.

From Ten Nights in a Bar Room by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)