hip-pocket flask

hip-pocket flask

I saw Lorna drink lemonade into which liquor had been poured from a hip-pocket flask.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • pocket flask — noun A flat metal container for alcoholic beverages, with a narrow neck suitable for use as a drinking spout, designed to fit into a mans pocket and popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The traveller had been at the pains of… …   Wiktionary

  • hip flask — noun A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go. Syn: hip pocket flask, pocket flask …   Wiktionary

  • hip flask — noun A flask, esp one containing alcoholic spirit, carried in a hip pocket • • • Main Entry: ↑hip * * * hip flask UK US noun [countable] [singular hip flask plural …   Useful english dictionary

  • hip flask — ► NOUN ▪ a small flask for spirits, carried in a hip pocket …   English terms dictionary

  • hip — 1. n. 1 a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds. 2 (often in pl.) the circumference of the body at the buttocks. 3 Archit. the sharp edge of a roof from ridge to eaves where two… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lean (esp. AmE), narrow, slender, slim, small ▪ Her hips were still narrow like a girl s. ▪ ample …   Collocations dictionary

  • hip flask — noun a small flask for spirits, of a kind intended to be carried in a hip pocket …   English new terms dictionary

  • flask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bottle, vial, flacon, ampoule. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bottle, decanter, flagon, demijohn, container, jar, jug, crystal, glass, ewer, cruse, carafe, crock, canteen, leather bottle,… …   English dictionary for students

  • hip flask — n a small container for alcoholic drinks, that fits into your pocket …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Hip flask — A hip flask is a thin flask for holding a distilled beverage; its size and shape are suited to a trouser pocket. DescriptionHip flasks are often made of stainless steel with a leather cover for decoration. Some come with small cups to make… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”