"bottle-o" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔdl̩əʉ/ [General-Australian], /ˈbɒtələʊ/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 bottle-o.ogg [Australia] Forms: bottle-os [plural]
Etymology: From bottle + -o (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bottle|o|pos2=diminutive suffix}} bottle + -o (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=bottle-o}} bottle-o (plural bottle-os)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bottle shop. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal
    Sense id: en-bottle-o-en-noun-xF9Yjip8 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 69 31
  2. (Australia, informal, obsolete) A door-to-door trader in used bottles. Tags: Australia, informal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-bottle-o-en-noun-cn5PotHV Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bottlo, bottle-oh

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