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pilgrim bottle

or pilgrim's bottle

noun

  1. a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilgrim bottle1

First recorded in 1870–75

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Example Sentences

Fig. 56 is a pilgrim-bottle, bought at the Bernal sale by the British Museum for eighteen pounds.

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