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A silent butler, sometimes called an ash butler, is a small container, often of base metal, sometimes silver or silverplate, with a handle and hinged cover, used for collecting ashes or crumbs. [1] [2] They were more common during the 20th century, and enjoyed some popularity being made as a home construction project in the US.
Butler to Melrose Plant in the Richard Jury detective series written by Martha Grimes (pronounced Rivven) 1981: S ; Sam: Butler and best friend to Rick Blaine in Casablanca: 1942: Sam: Butler to the Amberson family in The Magnificent Ambersons: 1918: Samwise Gamgee: Gardener, companion, and manservant to Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings: 1954 ...
A butler in the White House Butler's Pantry. A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments, with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry.
Dustpan and brush. A dustpan, the small version of which is also known as a "hearth brush and shovel” (from its use of cleaning the fireplace hearth), is a cleaning utensil.
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News that cited two executive ...
A 17th-century valet de chambre. A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer ...
For anyone who — toward the end of a long, loud, fractious familial gathering at Christmas — has ever fleetingly wished death on their nearest and dearest, “Silent Night” is an ...
Samantha Bee is clapping back at “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels, who makes a diss at her in his upcoming memoir “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” The former ...