carvery

noun

carv·​ery ˈkär-və-rē 

ˈkärv-rē

plural carveries

chiefly British

: a buffet or restaurant offering cooked meat that is carved as requested

… caterers can save money by … buying a whole gammon to furnish steaks for the Sunday carvery …

—Angela Frewin, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, 7 Sept. 2012

The carvery offers a choice of four mouthwatering meats—beef, pork, gammon or turkey—and a good choice of potatoes, including mash.

—Hull Daily Mail, 18 Feb. 2011

also : the meat that is served at a carvery

All the vegetables that are served with the carvery are cooked from fresh seasonal produce.

—Oliver Astley, Derby Evening Telegraph, 22 Apr. 2005

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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