costrel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cos"trel noun

Etymology

CF.W. costrel, OF. costrel, LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.

Definitions

1. 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.