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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BOTTLE, n.3 A rounded piece of timber running along the ridge of a roof, over which a covering of lead or zinc is fixed (wm.Sc. 1975), also in comb. bottle-nosing, id. (Sc. 1952 Builder (20 June) 942), and ppl.adj. bottled, rounded, of a moulding, etc. (Id.). [Variant or corrupt form of Eng. boltel, a rounded moulding.]
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"Bottle n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088112>
