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bottlesworth en · NOUN

Etymology

From bottle + -s- + -worth.

Meanings

  1. The quantity contained in a bottle.
    • The facts are that, say, one of these 'bottlesworth' of this element and two of these 'bottlesworth' of this other element react to give this one 'bottlesworth' of this compound. 1967, Chemistry: Handbook for teachers, Nuffield Foundation:
    • A hogshead will yield something like 240 or 250 bottlesworth: the quantity is not constant, depending possibly on the temperament of the EEC citizen who poured in the wine in the first place. 1973, The Spectator, volume 231, page 719: