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barstool

[ bahr-stool ]

/ ˈbɑrˌstul /

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noun

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

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Origin of barstool

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for barstool

Does he pick up yet another identity, a cast-off item left on a barstool?
‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Review: Triumphant, Lyrical, and Way Existential|Jace Lacob|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like any cloud-headed student or barstool idealist, he just wanted to change the world.
How to Save a Million Lives|Joshua Robinson|October 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Who would deserve a barstool in the lineup of Great American Fathers?
Sage Advice from Famous Dads|Bruce Feiler|June 19, 2010|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.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred

Word Origin and History for barstool

barstool

n.

also bar-stool, bar stool, 1910, from bar (n.2) + stool.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper