soda fountain

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noun

a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
a container from which soda water is dispensed, usually through faucets.

Origin of soda fountain

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

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Related Words for soda fountain

bar, diner, joint, inn, outlet, saloon, cafeteria, grill, hideaway, dive, canteen, lunchroom, chophouse, eatery, pizzeria, drive-in, luncheonette

Examples from the Web for soda fountain

Contemporary Examples of soda fountain

It was naturally a Jewish soda-fountain owner who lamented the violence afflicting the Sharks and the Jets.
Who Is Philip Roth’s Portnoy Satirizing?
Bernard Avishai
August 28, 2012

Historical Examples of soda fountain

He swung round behind the soda-fountain counter and seized a bottle.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
Shall you have a soda-fountain in your drug store and sell soda with a 'stick' in it?
When Life Was Young
C. A. Stephens
Why, ever since you used to come to the soda-fountain and ask for chocolate.
The Girl From His Town
Marie Van Vorst
You have no more right to be a Lookout than that soda-fountain has; my apologies to the soda-fountain.
Marjorie Dean High School Senior
Pauline Lester
If it could get that other atom of oxygen it would be a gas that would only smother us when it didn't make the soda-fountain fizz.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3
Various

British Dictionary definitions for soda fountain

soda fountain

noun US and Canadian

a counter that serves drinks, snacks, etc
an apparatus dispensing soda water

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