bottle-ohint.n.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtələʊ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəlˌoʊ/, Australian English

/ˈbɔtəloʊ/,

/ˈbɔdəloʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈbɒdəlʌu/

Forms: 1800s– bottle-oh, 1900s– bottle-o. Also with reduplication of the final element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bottle n.³, -o suffix.

Etymology: < bottle n.³ + -o suffix.

colloquial (Australian and New Zealand). Now historical.

A. int.

Used as a call for used bottles by a person who buys and sells them.

ΚΠ

1881 Melbourne Punch 8 Sept. 100 (cartoon caption) Sell us yer bottles, sir? Got any bottles to-day? Bottle oh! Bottle oh!

1912 L. B. Luffman Quest. Latitude iv. 23 Bottle oh! Bottle oh! Any bottles to-day?

1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Godwits Fly (1970) 36 Jack..drove about with a dusty sack round his shoulders, chanting, ‘Bottle-oh, bottle-oh,’ in his strong, sad voice.

1946 Sydney Morning Herald 1 Oct. (Mag. section) 3/2 ‘Bottle-o-o! Bottle-o-o!’—Bert's husky call echoes up the alleys, in the backyards, and up the light-wells.

2011 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 June (Domain Mag.) 2 Twice a week the bottle merchant drove his horse and cart around calling out: ‘Bottle-oh, bottle-oh’ and everyone emerged from their backyards with armfuls of bottles.

B. n.

A person who collects empty bottles and sells them for reuse.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes

river?c1475

melter1511

sinker1526

folder up1552

wiper1552

scourer1574

heaver1587

stoverc1600

rasper1611

ripper1611

roller1616

smearer1632

waterleadera1650

scooper1668

smiter1670

puncher1681

staker1688

crusher1794

hardener1796

reamer1822

piledriver1826

catcher1832

waterproofer1837

middler1847

culler1850

hanger-on1858

pitcher1865

bumper1871

fine liner1871

bricksetter1883

waxer1890

bottle-oh1898

edger1909

bottle-o-er1915

caster1921

recycler1970

linesperson1973

1898 Truth (Sydney) 3 Apr. 5/2 The ‘bottle-oh men’ (i.e., the dealers in bottles), a Sydney class corresponding in some degree to the London costers.

1914 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 May 36/2 Bottle-o Bill and his tart Could join in the catchy refrain.

1943 Coast to Coast 1942 105 A bottle-o followed him crying cheerily, ‘Bottles, bottles, any empty bottles.’

1967 D. Whittington In Search of Austral. 90 ‘What do you do for a living?’..‘I'm the local bottle-O’.

2004 C. Johns in J. Fook et al. Horse Dreams 106/1 The milkman, the breadman, the rabbitman and the bottle-oh.

Derivatives

ˈbottle-o-er n. rare = sense B.

ΚΠ

1915 E. N. G. Poulton in A. W. Shrimpton Countess of Liverpool's Gift Bk. Art & Lit. 95 He was the great panjandrum of his ‘profession’, the King of Bottle-O-ers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottle-oh
释义	bottle-ohint.n. Brit. /ˈbɒtələʊ/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəlˌoʊ/, Australian English /ˈbɔtəloʊ/, /ˈbɔdəloʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈbɒdəlʌu/ Forms: 1800s– bottle-oh, 1900s– bottle-o. Also with reduplication of the final element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bottle n.³, -o suffix. Etymology: < bottle n.³ + -o suffix. colloquial (Australian and New Zealand). Now historical. A. int. Used as a call for used bottles by a person who buys and sells them. ΚΠ 1881 Melbourne Punch 8 Sept. 100 (cartoon caption) Sell us yer bottles, sir? Got any bottles to-day? Bottle oh! Bottle oh! 1912 L. B. Luffman Quest. Latitude iv. 23 Bottle oh! Bottle oh! Any bottles to-day? 1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Godwits Fly (1970) 36 Jack..drove about with a dusty sack round his shoulders, chanting, ‘Bottle-oh, bottle-oh,’ in his strong, sad voice. 1946 Sydney Morning Herald 1 Oct. (Mag. section) 3/2 ‘Bottle-o-o! Bottle-o-o!’—Bert's husky call echoes up the alleys, in the backyards, and up the light-wells. 2011 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 June (Domain Mag.) 2 Twice a week the bottle merchant drove his horse and cart around calling out: ‘Bottle-oh, bottle-oh’ and everyone emerged from their backyards with armfuls of bottles. B. n. A person who collects empty bottles and sells them for reuse.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes river?c1475 melter1511 sinker1526 folder up1552 wiper1552 scourer1574 heaver1587 stoverc1600 rasper1611 ripper1611 roller1616 smearer1632 waterleadera1650 scooper1668 smiter1670 puncher1681 staker1688 crusher1794 hardener1796 reamer1822 piledriver1826 catcher1832 waterproofer1837 middler1847 culler1850 hanger-on1858 pitcher1865 bumper1871 fine liner1871 bricksetter1883 waxer1890 bottle-oh1898 edger1909 bottle-o-er1915 caster1921 recycler1970 linesperson1973 1898 Truth (Sydney) 3 Apr. 5/2 The ‘bottle-oh men’ (i.e., the dealers in bottles), a Sydney class corresponding in some degree to the London costers. 1914 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 May 36/2 Bottle-o Bill and his tart Could join in the catchy refrain. 1943 Coast to Coast 1942 105 A bottle-o followed him crying cheerily, ‘Bottles, bottles, any empty bottles.’ 1967 D. Whittington In Search of Austral. 90 ‘What do you do for a living?’..‘I'm the local bottle-O’. 2004 C. Johns in J. Fook et al. Horse Dreams 106/1 The milkman, the breadman, the rabbitman and the bottle-oh. Derivatives ˈbottle-o-er n. rare = sense B. ΚΠ 1915 E. N. G. Poulton in A. W. Shrimpton Countess of Liverpool's Gift Bk. Art & Lit. 95 He was the great panjandrum of his ‘profession’, the King of Bottle-O-ers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.n.1881
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