costrel

[ kos-truhl, kaw-struhl ]

noun
  1. a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.

Origin of costrel

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French costerel, equivalent to costier worn at the side (<Vulgar Latin *costārius;see costa, -ary) + -el diminutive suffix

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costrel

/ (ˈkɒstrəl) /


noun
  1. obsolete a flask, usually of earthenware or leather

Origin of costrel

1
C14: from Old French costerel, from coste side, rib, from Latin costa

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