Coast waiter

Coast waiter
Waiter Wait"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. [1913 Webster]

The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, ``Make room,'' as if a duke were passing by. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. [1913 Webster]

{Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Waiter — Wait er, n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. [1913 Webster] The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, Make room, as if a duke were passing by. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel or tray on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coast — (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coast guard — Coast Coast (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coast rat — Coast Coast (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Bathyergus suillus — Coast Coast (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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