Buttery

usgb/ˈbʌtəri/
noun

A place where food and drinks are stored, especially wine in a college or university.

At the university, students would often gather in the buttery for a glass of wine.
Visual representation of "buttery" - A place where food and drinks are stored, especially wine in a college or university.
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Academic space

A 'buttery' is often an informal social space in academic settings, not a regular restaurant or bar.

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After lectures, we'll head to the buttery to chat and snack.
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Storage area

In history, 'butteries' were storage rooms for food, drink, and often eating utensils.

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The castle's buttery held barrels of mead and loaves of bread.
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