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half-bottle

British  

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

A half-bottle of Black in Q’s costs $19, down from $32 a year ago.

From Economist • Sep. 29, 2011

You refuse me my half-bottle of Medoc, the drink the most wholesome and the most customary.

From The Ball and the Cross by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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