waitron – A person, male or female, who waits on tables at a restaurant. More…
backgammon – Appears to literally mean “back game,” and was first called tables; gammon is the ancestor of game. More…
busboy – A person who clears the dirty dishes from diners’ tables, so called from his “bus” or trolley. More…
turn the tables – May come from backgammon, as the game itself was once called tables, and the two halves of the playing board are still called tables. More…