barstool
barstool is the alternative form of bar stool.
Meaning of bar stool
Noun
bar stool (plural bar stools)
- A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.
- Although we are no longer consigned to the bar stool and bottle, we still generally frequent these places to enhance our difficult egos.1973 December 22, W. Emerson Smith, “Friends are Hard to Come By”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 27, page 7
- Synonyms:
- bar chair
- The male-dominated milieu typically associated with bars, in particular sports bars.
- barstool conservatism
Forms of barstool
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Words formed from barstool
Questions about barstool
- What is barstool the alternative form of?
- Barstool is the alternative form of bar stool.
Words near barstool in the dictionary
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