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A female member of the wait staff serving a long and somewhat narrow serving area flanked by a row of stools.

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Usage examples (4)
  • I used 3 lbs. of beef back ribs that the meat counterwoman told me were what was left after cutting Prime rib.
  • I overheard a customer complaining to the counterwoman about the small size of his slice.
  • Chocolate is the only flavor on the menu, and the young counterwoman with the scarf and the nose ring explained that she, like me, was, like, from California and had...
  • There, the counterwoman gave him another look at the Horn of Plenty’s employment record, and Danny copied down club and roadhouse addresses going back to Mad Marty’s...
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