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HOLD BACK TOOL [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
  • Mixed Drinks
CONT

Originating in the days before plastic straws, the julep strainer was originally designed as a large, slotted, spoon-like implement, which the drinker placed over the top of an iced drink(such as a mint julep) to hold the ice back away from the teeth. As spirit-driven cocktails grew in popularity, bartenders began to use the spoon-like strainer as a tool to strain stirred drinks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
  • Cocktails

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
Key term(s)
  • hold back tool

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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