public bar: Meaning and Definition of

pub'lic bar'

Pronunciation: [key]
— Brit. Brit.
  1. (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.
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