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barstool

UK/'bɑː,stuːl/US/'bɑ:stu:l/
C2

Definitions

n.

A tall stool for sitting at a bar or high counter

酒吧高脚凳

Root Breakdown

Native English
barbar, barrier; ban, prohibition
+
stoolroot
=barstool

bar (the drinking counter) + stool = a stool made for sitting at a bar. The 'bar' here is the counter, itself named after the long barra of wood it was built from.

Root bar still carries 38 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She perched on a barstool and ordered a cocktail.

  • 2.

    The kitchen island came with three matching barstools.

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