Meaning & use
Carvery
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A restaurant, or a section of one, where joints of roasted meat are carved and served to order, often as part of a buffet-style meal.
See it in a sentence
We went to the pub's Sunday carvery for roast beef and all the trimmings.
The hotel restaurant features a carvery every weekend.
A note on using this word
Especially common in British English, where a 'carvery' dinner traditionally centers on roasted meats carved fresh at the table or counter.
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