nursing bottle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nursing bottle
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Two rectangular blue stones rest over its eyes, and at its side is a prehistoric nursing bottle made from a goat’s bladder.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011
Holding a nursing bottle with both the fingers and toes while drinking from it.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Virginia, Mrs. Edward Comfort's car unexpectedly overturned when her 15-month-old baby took a swing at her, knocked her silly with a nursing bottle.
From Time Magazine Archive
A cat, trained to take milk from a nursing bottle, held it in precisely the same way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Arable found a baby’s nursing bottle and a rubber nipple.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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