rfv|b.g.c. seems to indicate "hotel" instead?
English
Etymology
contraction of hot (water) bottle
Noun
hottle
- italbrac|restaurant industry A small glass bottle, roughly spherical in shape, with an insulated neck, for serving boiling hot water to restaurant customers for the at-table making of tea or other hot beverages.
Quotations
"Hottle Covers -- Perfect for keeping coffee and hot beverages from getting cold and splashing out of hottles." 1
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