"pocket flask" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pocket flasks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pocket flask (plural pocket flasks)
  1. (dated) A flat metal container for alcoholic beverages, with a narrow neck suitable for use as a drinking spout, designed to fit into a man's pocket and popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tags: dated Synonyms: hip flask, hip-pocket flask, pocket-flask
    Sense id: en-pocket_flask-en-noun-ln2N7zHq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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