Bottle-o
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒtələʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bottle-o is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bottle shop.
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bottle shop.
More Meanings
- (Australia, informal, obsolete) A door-to-door trader in used bottles.
Example Sentences
And Pa, that bottle-o, drunk once on misery.
For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
the bottle-oh with the cleft tongue rode his wagon wrapped tight in an old grey blanket and had his battle-oh cries blown westwards before the icy gusts of wind.
Another character was the bottle-o man. He would come around on weekends down the lane standing on a dray driven by an old horse while he cried out: “booooddle-o, any old rags and boddles? Booooddle-o”.
Word Forms
- bottle-os
- bottlo
- bottle-oh
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bottlo, bottleshop, bottle, wineshop, bodega, off-licence.
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