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silent butler

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noun
a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting the contents of ashtrays, crumbs from a dinner table, etc., for disposal.
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Origin of silent butler

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby silent butler

Silenos, silent, silent alarm, silent auction, silent barter, silent butler, silent cop, silent disco, silent majority, “Silent Night”, silent partner
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How to use silent butler in a sentence

  • The silent butler drew forward a chair for Orde, and stood looking impassively in Mrs. Bishop's direction.

    The Riverman|Stewart Edward White

  • They had wine to dinner, and were waited on by a discreet and silent butler.

    History of the Moravian Church|J. E. Hutton
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