Costrel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Costrel \Cos"trel\ (k?s"tr?l), n. [CF. W. costrel, OF. costrel,
     LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.]
     A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by
     which it was suspended at the side. [Archaic]
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           A youth, that, following with a costrel, bore
           The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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