pinchbottle

[ pinch-bot-l ]

noun

1. a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinchbottle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; pinch + bottle ¹

Example Sentences

The maid brings ice, two glasses, a Haig & Haig pinchbottle.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Well, did you notice, back near the fireplace, a low table with a fifth of Haig & Haig Pinchbottle, and a couple of glasses, and a siphon, and so on, on it?"

From Project Gutenberg