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backbar

backbar

5.6
Shelves and a counter behind a bar that hold bottles and glasses
  • noun
  • /ˈbækˌbɑr/
  • Jargon
translation icon : barra trasera
  • During the renovation, they installed a beautiful new backbar made of oak wood.

Examples

  • The bartender organized the bottles neatly on the backbar for easy access.

  • No finialed, filigreed backbar to showcase the potables.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She polished the glasses placed on the backbar before the evening rush began.

Synonyms

rack
vsbackbar
205 1.2

A frame for holding or showing things

is a fixed shelving and counter area behind the service zone for drinkware
cellaret
vsbackbar
  • Archaic
9.9

A small cabinet with spaces for keeping wine or liquor bottles

is an open display and counter behind the service area for bottles and tools

Surface Forms

backbar singular
backbars plural

Morphology

backbar = back + bar (transparent) = back + bar

The meaning is directly the 'back' part of a 'bar' (shelves/counter behind the bar), clearly derivable from its components.

Etymology

Backbar is formed from back meaning 'behind' and bar meaning the 'counter' where drinks are served. So backbar refers to the shelves or counter 'behind' the bar where bottles, glasses and tools are kept.