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costrel

American  
[kos-truhl, kaw-struhl] / ˈkɒs trəl, ˈkɔ strəl /

noun

  1. a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.

costrel British  
/ ˈkɒstrəl /

noun

  1. obsolete a flask, usually of earthenware or leather

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Etymology

Origin of costrel

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French costerel, equivalent to costier worn at the side (< Vulgar Latin *costārius; costa, -ary ) + -el diminutive suffix

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And, behold! the maiden came back, and a youth with her, bearing on his back a costrel full of good purchased mead and a quarter of a young bullock. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 2 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

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