"bar stool" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bar stool.wav Forms: bar stools [plural], barstool [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bar stool (plural bar stools)
  1. 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. Synonyms: bar chair Translations (stool used for sitting): 酒吧椅 (jiǔbāyǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), barová židle [feminine] (Czech), barová stolička [feminine] (Czech), barkruk [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), baarituoli (Finnish), baarijakkara (Finnish), Barhocker [masculine] (German), Barstuhl [masculine] (German), bárszék (Hungarian), stôl dafarn [feminine] (Welsh), stolion tafarn [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
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  2. (metonymic, attributive) The male-dominated milieu typically associated with bars, in particular sports bars. Tags: attributive, metonymically
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Alternative forms

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