gardevin

noun

gar·​de·​vin

ˈgärdəˌvin

variants or gardevine

-ˌvēn,

-ˌvīn

plural -s

1

Scottish : a large bottle or decanter for wine

a tumbler and the gardevin for the dominie

—D. S. Meldrum

2

Scottish : a wine closet

Word History

Etymology

French garder to keep, guard + vin wine, from Latin vinum

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