private bar


noun
  1. British the saloon or lounge bar of a public house: Also called: the private Compare public bar

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How to use private bar in a sentence

  • Passing through the hall they saw Gentleman Sharper standing carelessly by the door of the private bar.

    Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
  • He came into the private bar at the usual time last night, and remained for twenty minutes.

    In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
  • They were in the Strand now, and he pushed open the swing-door of a public-house, and made his way into the private bar.

    A Millionaire of Yesterday | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Holmes pushed open the door of the private bar, and ordered two glasses of beer from the ruddy-faced, white-aproned landlord.

  • She told George all about it as they sat in the private bar of the public-house, drinking a little Scotch whisky.

    Orientations | William Somerset Maugham