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bottlesworth

bottlesworth noun: the quantity contained in a bottle.

Noun

bottlesworth

  1. The quantity contained in a bottle.
    • The facts are that, say, one of these 'bottlesworth' of this element and two of these 'bottlesworth' of this other element react to give this one 'bottlesworth' of this compound.1967, Chemistry: Handbook for teachers, Nuffield Foundation
    • A hogshead will yield something like 240 or 250 bottlesworth: the quantity is not constant, depending possibly on the temperament of the EEC citizen who poured in the wine in the first place.1973, The Spectator, volume 231, page 719

Origin of bottlesworth

From bottle + -s- + -worth.

Questions about bottlesworth

What does bottlesworth mean?
Bottlesworth means the quantity contained in a bottle.
What part of speech is bottlesworth?
Bottlesworth is a noun.

Words near bottlesworth in the dictionary

  1. bottlescrew
  2. bottlescrews
  3. bottlesful
  4. bottleshop
  5. bottleshops
  6. bottlesworth
  7. bottletail
  8. bottletail squid
  9. bottletit
  10. bottletits
  11. bottletop

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