Serving

a. & n.

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a. & n. from Serve. Serving board (Naut.) a flat piece of wood used in serving ropes. Serving maid a female servant; a maidservant. Serving mallet (Naut.) a wooden instrument shaped like a mallet, used in serving ropes. Serving man a male servant, or attendant; a manservant. Serving stuff (Naut.) small lines for serving ropes.

Noun	1.	serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" Synonyms: helping, portion
	2.	serving - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" Synonyms: service of process, service

accessory, acting, adjuvant, ancillary, antepast, assistant, assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, behavioral, course, cover, dessert, dish, entree, entremets, fostering, functional, functioning, gear, help, helping, inaction, instrumental, menial, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, nurtural, nutricial, operating, operational, performing, place, plate, portion, practicing, rig, rigging, ropework, roping, running rigging, second helping, service, servile, servitorial, standing rigging, subservient, subsidiary, tackle, tackling, waiting, whipping, working

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