Definition of Shot glass

1. Noun. A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey.

Exact synonyms: Jigger, Pony
Generic synonyms: Drinking Glass, Glass

Definition of Shot glass

1. Noun. A small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shot Glass

shos
shoshones
shot
shot-clog
shot-clogs
shot-feel
shot-gun
shot-guns
shot-putter
shot-putting
shot-silk phenomenon
shot-silk reflex
shot-silk retina
shot hole
shot in the arm
shot in the dark
shot metal
shot on goal
shot one's load
shot put
shot putter
shot rock
shot through
shot to nothing
shot tower
shotcrete

Literary usage of Shot glass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People and Its Places by Walter Thornbury, Edward Walford (1893)
"Besides the potteries, the principal manufactures of this parish are white lead, shot, glass, &c. ; but none have ..."

2. Drug Use Among U.S. Workers: Prevalence and Trends by Occupation and ...by John P. Hoffman by John P. Hoffman (1996)
"(Again, by drink we mean a can of bottle or beer, a glass or wine or champagne, a shot glass of hard liquor, or a mixed drink, like a glass of gin and tonic ..."

3. Research and Intervention: Preventing Substance Abuse in Higher Education by Clement Vonnie V. (1997)
"None O Once O Twice O 3 to 5 times O 6 to 9 times O 10 or mo'e times O *A drink is c bottle of beer, a glass of wine, a wine cooler, a shot glass of liquor, ..."

4. Falling from Heights by Chris F. Needham (2007)
"... get down to business," he said, and slid a shot glass across the table at Jeremy. "I can't stay long. I have to go meet someone. ..."

5. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1903)
"several methods of diagnosis available, the X-rays is the only positive means of determining in ocular injuries from iron or steel, brass, shot, glass or ..."

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