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- noun slang An
empty container , usually a bottle or can which contained analcoholic beverage.
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yarb commented on the word dead soldier
'From one pocket he drew a bottle, offering it to Stan, who shook his head. Pete took a pull, then another, and corked the bottle. Then he drew the cork out, finished it, and heaved it into the night. "Dead soldier."
- Nightmare Alley, William Lindsay Gresham
July 1, 2012