half-bottle
- a bottle half the size of a standard bottle of wine, spirits, etc
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Historical Examples of half-bottle
Smith will bring me up a bit of chicken and a half-bottle of Heidsieck.
The Island MysteryGeorge A. Birmingham
However, the half-bottle came, and we drank it with great gusto.
YouthLeo Tolstoy
I slung the half-bottle round my neck, and carried my hat full of water in my hands.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
We each had a half-bottle of the famous wine, and truly its reputation is not unmerited.
A July Holiday in Saxony, Bohemia, and SilesiaWalter White
Seems that half-bottle of liver dope had scouted round, found all them chocolate creams, and rared up for battle.
A Man in the OpenRoger Pocock