BARROOM

barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom

(noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; “he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

barroom (plural barrooms)

(North American) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

Usage notes

In the US, the terms barroom and bar room are uncommon, eschewed in favor of bar.

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"room`, n.

Definition: A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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