lazy Susan
A rotating tray used on tables and counters for serving condiments or foodA rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
Meaning
3 sensesA rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.
Drehplatte, Drehteller
поворо́тный подно́сpovorótnyj podnós, крутя́щий подно́сkrutjáščij podnós
Synonym of round trip (“form of barter involving selling and buying back”).
- a revolving tray placed on a dining table
Translations
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Origin
Uncertain, but probably a generic name like Jane, in reference to the device replacing a sUncertain, but probably a generic name like Jane, in reference to the device replacing a servant at table. The earliest attestation is from c. 1903 in the Boston Journal, which credits a local carpenter named John Laurie as "the resuscitator of 'Lazy Susan'". Almost certainly not named in honor of the daughters of Thomas Jefferson or Edison who were both named Susan.
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