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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Baruch

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Examples

  • Through most of his childhood, Barack went by the nickname Bar.

    Obama adds two superdelegates, one's a former Clinton backer 2008

  • After passing New Brighton the water spreads out again to the left; its velocity forward diminishes; and after a few miles it has no power to cut away that sandbank known as the Bar.

    Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge 1895

  • Far out to sea, by where the muddy mouth of the river yawned wide, there rose ever a thin white line of surf, and underneath those crested waves there dwelt a very fearsome thing, called the Bar.

    John Ingerfield and Other Stories 1893

  • A simple peanut butter sandwich makes a high quality energy "Bar."

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  • To make him into the guy they want to throw a friendly arm around while having a beer -- just call him "Bar."

    Darryle Pollack: The Only Thing Wrong with Barack Obama 2008

  • Maya recalls that Obama's maternal grandparents, who had played a big role in raising him, continued long after that to call him by an affectionate nickname, "Bar."

    When Barry Became Barack 2008

  • "Bar." the queen spoke gently now, the warmth in her voice evident.

    The Elf Queen of Shannara Brooks, Terry 1992

  • Janice saw that her eyes seemed quite wild in their expression as she pointed a trembling finger at the gilt sign at the corner of the house, lettered with the single word: "Bar."

    How Janice Day Won Helen Beecher Long

  • The weather had become very bad and cold, and I worked on all impossible out-of-door days in my room in the "Hôtel de la Paix," which was known as the "Bar."

    An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 William Orpen 1904

  • One was dignified by the word "Café" painted in black letters on the white ground of the painted pane, though on the door was the simple American word "Bar."

    Bred In The Bone 1908 Thomas Nelson Page 1887

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