Bottle-o

//ˈbɔdl̩əʉ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bottle shop. Australia, New-Zealand, informal
  2. 2
    A door-to-door trader in used bottles. Australia, informal, obsolete

    "For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen."

Synonyms

All synonyms
liquor store

Example

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"For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen."

Etymology

From bottle + -o (diminutive suffix).

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