hip flask
noun
: a container that is shaped like a flattened bottle and that is used to carry alcohol
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In 1953, the coronation ceremony went on for three hours and some of those attending had the foresight to bring a hip flask.
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Sarah Turner, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
On the curvilinear face of the bottle, like that of a hip flask, was a glass oculus through which a rich, amber-colored liquid was visible.
—New York Times, 10 May 2021
Dismissive of organized religion, Carey Falwell died at age 55, with a hip flask in his pocket and an unsaved soul, his grandson said.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
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Sarah Turner, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
On the curvilinear face of the bottle, like that of a hip flask, was a glass oculus through which a rich, amber-colored liquid was visible.
—New York Times, 10 May 2021
Dismissive of organized religion, Carey Falwell died at age 55, with a hip flask in his pocket and an unsaved soul, his grandson said.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
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“Hip flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20flask. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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