servery

[sur-vuh-ree]

noun

plural

serveries 

1. Chiefly British.,  a food counter in a cafeteria or pub.

Word History and Origins

Origin of servery¹

First recorded in 1940–45; serve + -ery

Example Sentences

The court heard that he had been in his current prison for around two years and worked in the servery, where food is prepared and distributed.

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In December 2020, Pullen passed a piece of paper to Ms Shmylo while the two were in the prison servery with a mobile phone number on it.

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It is one of only eight pubs known to have no bar counter and its updated listing includes its "rare" tap room "servery" arrangement.

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He said rodents were also found in the servery area where prisoners got their food.

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It also detailed how food routinely ran out in one wing, with staff having to source a half-used tray from another servery or distribute "mountain survival" dried food packs.

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