English

Noun

bottlesworth ‎(uncountable)

1. The quantity contained in a bottle.
   • 1967, Nuffield Foundation. Science Teaching Project, Chemistry: Handbook for teachers

     The facts are that, say, one of these 'bottlesworth' of this element and two of these 'bottlesworth' of this other element react to give this one 'bottlesworth' of this compound.

   • 1973, The Spectator

     A hogshead will yield something like 240 or 250 bottlesworth: the quantity is not constant, depending possibly on the temperament of the EEC citizen who poured in the wine in the first place.

   • 2004, "Sulphur", Look Around You

     We're using about 17 bottlesworth.