Tooth-bottle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small metal bottle often used to contain a small amount of alcohol. obsolete

    "They filled up their glasses with the red wine from the tooth-bottle and they had other little glasses of brown wine as well."

Example

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"They filled up their glasses with the red wine from the tooth-bottle and they had other little glasses of brown wine as well."

Etymology

Unknown. Most likely from use as a washstand container.

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