"tooth-bottle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tooth-bottles [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Most likely from use as a washstand container. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} tooth-bottle (plural tooth-bottles)
  1. (obsolete) A small metal bottle often used to contain a small amount of alcohol. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-tooth-bottle-en-noun-7P6IR7RC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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