Bologna bottle

noun

A glass bottle that has had its outside cooled slowly and its inside cooled rapidly. It has great external strength but is liable to shatter from a mere scratch on the inside.

Meanings

nounBologna bottle (plural Bologna bottles)

plural Bologna bottles

  1. A glass bottle that has had its outside cooled slowly and its inside cooled rapidly. It has great external strength but is liable to shatter from a mere scratch on the inside.

    Synonyms: Bologna flask, Bologna phial, Bologna vial

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA glass bottle that has had its outside cooled slowly and its inside cooled rapidly. It has great external strength but is liable to shatter from a mere scratch on the inside.

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