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half-bottle

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noun

  1. a bottle half the size of a standard bottle of wine, spirits, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lanson Champagne is available on the grounds of the All England Club by the glass, half-bottle and bottle.

From Washington Times Jul. 9, 2023

The Yankees might as well have tried to climb that mountain with a broken leg, flip-flops and a half-bottle of champagne long since devoid of any of its fizz.

From Washington Post Oct. 24, 2022

“He was used to you know, drink a half-bottle of water, touch the toes a couple times and off I go,” Rollinson said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2022

Shows begin at 8 and 10:30 p.m.; each includes a three-course dinner and a half-bottle of Cava per person.

From New York Times Dec. 26, 2018

The meal was simple—a half-bottle of sour red wine for each guest, a fragment of black bread, and a râgout made of something that had once been alive—possibly a chicken, possibly a sheep.

From Lorraine A romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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