pilgrim bottle

American

Or pilgrim's bottle

noun

a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.

Etymology

Origin of pilgrim bottle

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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The commonest vase-form of this period is the pilgrim bottle, now made with the neck in the form of a lily flower, and with inscriptions on the sides wishing good luck in the New Year to the possessor.

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