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back of house

back of house noun: the part of a restaurant, etc. that is not open to the public.

Noun

back of house (uncountable, abbreviation BOH)

  1. The part of a restaurant, etc. that is not open to the public.

Forms of back of house

abbreviationBOH

Questions about back of house

What does back of house mean?
Back of house means the part of a restaurant, etc. that is not open to the public.
What part of speech is back of house?
Back of house is a noun.

Words near back of house in the dictionary

  1. back numbers
  2. back o' beyond
  3. back o' Bourke
  4. back of beyond
  5. back of Godspeed
  6. back of house
  7. back of one's hand
  8. back of one's mind
  9. back of the book
  10. back of the net
  11. Back of the Wight

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