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SILENT BUTLER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does silent butler mean?

• SILENT BUTLER (noun)
The noun SILENT BUTLER has 1 sense:

1. a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes

Familiarity information: SILENT BUTLER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SILENT BUTLER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("silent butler" is a kind of...):

receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

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