'Bottleholder' definitions:

Definition of 'Bottleholder'

From: GCIDE
  • Bottleholder \Bot"tle*hold`er\, n.
  • 1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. --The London Times. [1913 Webster]