English Explanatory Dictionary

buttery bar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shelf attached to the top of the bottom half of the door to the buttery, on which the person tapping the butts would place full cups for the drinkers.

Word forms

buttery bar buttery bars

Etymology

buttery (“a room where the butts or casks of wine are kept”) + bar

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