bottlo en · NOUN
Etymology
From bottle + -o.
Meanings
- (Australia, informal, obsolete) A door-to-door trader in used bottles.
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(Australia, New-Zealand, informal) A shop that sells alcoholic beverages.
My local bottlo tells me that the sales of ready-to-drinks have slightly decreased but there has been a sharp increase in the sale of 750-millilitre bottles of straight spirits.
2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates Australia: House of Representatives, volume 13, page 3169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bottlos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bottle-o | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
liquor store (shop that sells liquor) · bottle shop (shop that sells liquor) · off-licence (shop that sells liquor)