bologna flask

bologna flask
noun or bologna phial or bologna vial
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: Bologna (I)
: a bottle of unannealed glass that will fly into pieces when scratched — compare rupert's drop

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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