wine thief

noun

A pipette used to remove small amounts of wine from a cask in order to taste or test it

Meanings

nounwine thief (plural wine thieves)

plural wine thieves

  1. A pipette used to remove small amounts of wine from a cask in order to taste or test it

Translations

Italian alzavino
  • alzavinoA pipette used to remove small amounts of wine from a cask in order to taste or test it
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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