barstool

[ bahr-stool ]

noun

1. a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barstool¹

bar ¹ + stool

Example Sentences

Levy argued that Peterson “viciously” hit Ford over the head with a barstool at least two times as shown on a video recording of the incident obtained from a camera from Player’s Lounge video security system.

From Washington Blade

The fun comes after the fact, through jokes about survival stories proffered from the safety of, say, a barstool.

From Outside Online

Does he pick up yet another identity, a cast-off item left on a barstool?

From The Daily Beast

Like any cloud-headed student or barstool idealist, he just wanted to change the world.

From The Daily Beast

Who would deserve a barstool in the lineup of Great American Fathers?

From The Daily Beast

While Harry was drawing the beer I walked string straight to the jukebox, clicked in a quarter, and stalked back to the barstool.

From Project Gutenberg