buttery bar
buttery bar · buttery bars
A shelf attached to the top of the bottom half of the door to the buttery, on which…A shelf attached to the top of the bottom half of the door to the buttery, on which the person tapping the butts would place full cups for the drinkers.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A shelf attached to the top of the bottom half of the door to the buttery, on which the person tapping the butts would place full cups for the drinkers.
Origin
buttery (“a room where the butts or casks of wine are kept”) + barbuttery (“a room where the butts or casks of wine are kept”) + bar
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Forms
plural: buttery bars| Singular | buttery bar |
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