rebottlev.
/riːˈbɒtl/, U.S. /riˈbɑdəl/ transitive. To bottle again. Also figurative.
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1757 J. Rutty Ess. Hist. Mineral Waters Ireland ii. vi. 43 I rebottled the remainder of the same water, in a small phial well corked and waxed.
1807 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 198 To rebottle water which he has distilled till it has lost all its life and freshness.
1887 J. Ellis New Christianity vi. 137 The clear portion of the wine must be carefully removed..and then heated and rebottled and corked while hot.
1941 Virginia Law Rev. 27 523 The total price of one ounce of the perfume rebottled exceeded the minimum price set by the plaintiff.
1992 D. Pannick Advocates ii. 42 One cannot realistically seek to rebottle secrets once they are out.
2004 New Yorker 9 Feb. 10/1 They make a light, mild olive oil from olives picked early and rebottled twice to remove impurities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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