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
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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