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单词 bottle house
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Definition of bottle house in English:

bottle house

noun 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 house

nounˈbɒtl 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.

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