■ noun Brit. a large cylindrical bottle for liquids.
Origin
C18: orig. applied to containers holding a bushel, gallon, or quart, according to an obsolete system of measurement with standards kept at Winchester in southern England.
■ noun Brit. a large cylindrical bottle for liquids.
Origin
C18: orig. applied to containers holding a bushel, gallon, or quart, according to an obsolete system of measurement with standards kept at Winchester in southern England.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004