raw bar

noun

: a counter (as in a restaurant) that serves raw shellfish

Examples of raw bar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, the Oyster Bar at Peter Havens serves small plates and appetizers, in addition to having a raw bar menu that rotates daily. Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024 At $5 apiece, oysters from the raw bar — my first course — could have come with more accoutrements besides lemon and a mini bottle of Tabasco sauce. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for raw bar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of raw bar was in 1914

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“Raw bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20bar. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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