- silent butler
- noun Date: 1937 a receptacle with hinged lid for collecting table crumbs and the contents of ashtrays
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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silent butler — si′lent but′ler n. a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting ashes, crumbs from a dinner table, etc … From formal English to slang
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