FLASK
NOUNS
► AMPUL a small bottle or flask; a phial → 1225 obs.
► ARYBALLOS in ancient Greece: a flask with a globular body and narrow neck that was used as a container for oil or unguent → 1848
► BAT WING a half-pint flask, esp. of bootleg liquor → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BIT a leather bottle, flask, or other receptacle for liquids → a1000 obs.
► BOIST a flask for oil, etc. → 1225 obs.
► BOTA ► BOTA BAG a small wine flask made of leather or goatskin which may be slung over the shoulder, having a narrow nozzle from which wine is squirted directly into the mouth → 1802
► CORNET a conical or horn-shaped flask → 1664 obs.
► COSTREL a flask with an ear or ears for the insertion of cords, by which it may be carried → 1380
► EAGLE a flask holding the oil for anointing the sovereign at a coronation → 1464
► FIASCO a bottle, a flask → 1887
► FLACKET a flask, bottle, or vessel → 1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FLASKLET a little flask → 1862
► GUTTUS a narrow-necked oil-flask → 1842 Archaeology usage
► LEKYTHOS in Ancient Greece: a flask or vase with a narrow neck → 1851
► MATRASS a glass flask with a round or oval body and long neck, used chiefly in chemical distillation → 1591
► MONKEY a barrel or flask for alcohol → 1850 obs.
► OLPE in Ancient Greece: a leather flask for carrying oil or other liquids → 1883
► PORRON in Spanish-speaking countries: a flask with a long spout from which the contents may be poured directly into the mouth → 1845
► PORT-FLASK a belt or attachment for carrying a flask → 1592 obs.
► THUMB-BOTTLE a small flask, a phial → 1727
► TICKLER a liquor flask, esp. one holding a half-pint; a drink of liquor → 1809 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► INFLASK to put into a flask → 1611 obs.