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CIDE DICTIONARY

bottleholder

CIDE DICTIONARY

bottleholder, n. 
  •  One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.  [1913 Webster]
  •  One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer.  [1913 Webster]
    "Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states."  [1913 Webster]

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