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Definition of bottle house in English: bottle housenoun ˈbɒtl haʊs 1A room or outhouse in which bottles of wine, beer, etc., are stored. Now chiefly historical. 2Chiefly US. A building from which alcoholic drinks are sold in bottles. Compare "barrel-house". Now rare. 3A building or factory in which bottle-glass is produced and used in the manufacture of bottles, jars, etc. Now historical. 4A house constructed using bottles.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From bottle + house. Definition of bottle house in US English: bottle housenounˈbɒtl haʊs 1A room or outhouse in which bottles of wine, beer, etc., are stored. Now chiefly historical. 2Chiefly US. A building from which alcoholic drinks are sold in bottles. Compare "barrel-house". Now rare. 3A building or factory in which bottle-glass is produced and used in the manufacture of bottles, jars, etc. Now historical. 4A house constructed using bottles.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From bottle + house. |