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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:lazy SusanWikipedia

Alternative forms

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• Lazy Susan
• lazy susan

Etymology

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Uncertain, 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.

Noun

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lazy Susan (plural lazy Susans)

1. A rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
2. A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.
   • 2011 June 22, Danny Proulx, Simply Built Cabinets, Penguin, →ISBN, page 59:The 36′′ corner lazy Susan cabinet makes excellent use of corner spaces in a kitchen.
3. (finance) Synonym of round trip (“form of barter involving selling and buying back”).

Synonyms

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• self-waiting table
• serviette
• butler's assistant
• muffin stand

Translations

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Basque: erretilu birakari Bulgarian: (please verify) въртящ се поднос m (vǎrtjašt se podnos) Chinese: 餐桌轉盤 / 餐桌转盘 Finnish: pyörivä tarjotin, pyörivä tarjoilualusta Galician: torno (gl) m German: Drehplatte f, Drehteller m Kazakh: please add this translation if you can Persian: please add this translation if you can Polish: taca obrotowa f Portuguese: bandeja giratória f Romanian: carusel (ro) n Russian: поворо́тный подно́с m (povorótnyj podnós), крутя́щий подно́с m (krutjáščij podnós) Spanish: tabla giratoria f, bandeja giratoria f, bandeja de rotatoria f, estante giratorio m Swedish: snurrbricka c, vändskiva (sv) c

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