单词 | bottle opener |
释义 | bottle openern. 1. A person who opens a bottle or bottles, esp. as part of his or her job; spec. a (wine) waiter. Somewhat rare.In quot. a1868 humorously as a title. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > uncorker of bottle uncorker1855 bottle openera1868 a1868 C. G. Halpine Poet. Wks. (1869) 48 Miles O'Reilly, Asst. Bottle Opener and Chief of Staff. 1884 Sporting Times 27 Dec. 3/4 All the chefs, punch makers, bottle openers, cleaners, and waiters wore black ties. 1968 Sunday Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 9 June b10/1 Evers was anxious to christen his new 12-foot craft.., and your reporter [was] tabbed as ‘official bottle opener of the night’. 2003 Financial Times 13 Sept. w11/3 The waiters have not, as in so many other restaurants, been reduced to plate carriers and bottle openers. 2. A utensil, usually of metal, for levering off metal caps from bottles. Also: a utensil for removing corks or other bottle closures; a corkscrew. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > utensils for wine basketc950 faucet?a1400 claretc1440 tilter1630 simpulum1672 worm1681 valentia1688 screw1697 bottle screw1699 corkscrew1720 cyathus1768 toddy ladle1807 valinch1823 champagne fountain1835 wine-wagon1848 beer-tray1862 beer-pull1864 oenochoe1871 bottle opener1872 kovsh1884 toddy-lifter1894 set-up1930 beer-mat1939 1872 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1871 I. 240 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (42nd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 86) VIII Alphabetical list of patentees for the year 1871..Trimble, Charles B., New York, N. Y. Bottle-opener. 1899 Jewelers' Circular 15 Nov. 2/2 (advt.) A Useful Novelty. Bottle Openers, in Sterling Silver and Silver Plate. 1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 17 Dec. 20 There were a few keys and a corkscrew and bottle-opener in the bunch. 1955 Pop. Mech. Mar. 12/2 The famed Swiss Army Knife..has..screwdriver, awl, can opener, bottle opener, corkscrew & small knife. 1961 Pop. Mech. Apr. 60/2 New Product. Wall bottle opener, catches spray and caps. 1990 L. Baldridge Compl. Guide New Manners for 90's xv. 430 How to Open a Wine Bottle. The best and easiest-to-use bottle opener is a Screwpull. 1999 C. Tóibín Blackwater Lightship (2000) i. 16 He..reached into his pocket and took out a small bottle opener. He opened a bottle of Guinness and offered it to her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1868 |
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