COSTRELS

Noun

costrels

plural of costrel

Anagrams

• corslets, croslets, crosslet

Source: Wiktionary


COSTREL

Cos"trel (ks"trl), n. Etym: [CF.W. costrel, OF. costrel, LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.]

Definition: A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side. [Archaic] A youth, that, following with a costrel, bore The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TERNARY

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