Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A transparent panel or canopy mounted above a salad bar or food counter as a sanitary barrier.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A transparent panel mounted above a food counter, to prevent food being infected from someone sneezing.
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Examples
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And would the celestial salad bar have a "sneezeguard"?
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Most 36-year-old catchers who had to undergo massive arm surgery and have been out of the game for two full seasons would probably figure it's about time to hang up the good ol 'sneezeguard, but Vance Wilson will not be denied.
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Most 36-year-old catchers who had to undergo massive arm surgery and have been out of the game for two full seasons would probably figure it's about time to hang up the good ol 'sneezeguard, but Vance Wilson will not be denied.
MVN 2009
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She strutted over and looked at the food, flicked her cigarette over the sneezeguard and into the tureen of clam chowder, turned from the screams of the lunch lady and headed for Casey’s table.
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Your altruism is commendable, if more than a little suspect in a capitalist republic that favors a ruthless dog-eat-dog mentality — to give you a specific analogy, it’s a bit like lapdogs and chihuhuas taking bites out of each other beneath a sneezeguard at a Vegas buffet with a broad culinary swath.
The Un-Ethicist #2 : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2004
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