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servery

American  
[sur-vuh-ree] / ˈsɜr və ri /

noun

  • serveries
    plural
  1. Chiefly British. a food counter in a cafeteria or pub.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of servery

First recorded in 1940–45; serve + -ery


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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.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

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

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2020

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

From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2019

There are altogether four doors, one leading to the servery, one to the Sala das Pegas, one to a spiral stair in the corner of the pateo, and one to the dining-room.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

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