milk bar

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noun

a simple restaurant, often with an open front, or a counter or booth where milk drinks, sandwiches, etc., are sold.

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Origin of milk bar

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby milk bar

milium, milk, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk bank, milk bar, milk cap, milk chocolate, milk cow, milk crust, milk duct

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How to use milk bar in a sentence

I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
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You might work on the same groove for five hours nonstop, some three-bar thing over and over.
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And, with Coca-Cola announcing the launch of a new milk product, the beverage could be back in our hands before we know it.
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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.
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But you will find most colleges and most college societies bar religious instruction and discussion.
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And right after that, some nice sour milk would come splashing down into the trough of the pen.
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Ogden Hoffman, a distinguished member of the New York bar, died, aged 62.
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As soon as he was in it Squinty ran over to the trough, hoping there would be some sour milk in it.
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The mosquito bar was drawn over her; the old woman had come in while she slept and let down the bar.
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British Dictionary definitions for milk bar

milk bar

noun

a snack bar at which milk drinks and light refreshments are served

(in Australia) a shop selling, in addition to milk, basic provisions and other items

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