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bottle-o

/ˈbɒtələʊ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A bottle shop.
  2. A door-to-door trader in used bottles.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Late Latin butticula Old French boteillebor. Middle English botel English bottle English -o English bottle-o From bottle + -o (diminutive suffix).

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