public bar

noun

, British.

(in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.

public bar

See private bar
a bar in a public house usually serving drinks at a cheaper price than in the saloon bar Also calledthe public Compare private bar

Farwell watched the swing doors of the public bar at the end of the passage close behind him.

Old Bob, carrying three cans, stopped to see who had entered—then went on into the public bar on the left.

On his way he stopped for a night's rest in an inn that had a public bar attached to it.

He entered the public bar, took a seat by the counter and ordered a glass of beer and a packet of cigarettes.

To refuse it was as uncustomary and as rude as to refuse the Alaskan miner who offers a drink at a public bar.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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