subs. (old).A tailor: i.e., a botcher: see SNIP. TO PASS THE BOTTLE OF SMOKE, verb. phr. (old).To countenance a lie; to cant (q.v.).
subs. (old).A tailor: i.e., a botcher: see SNIP. TO PASS THE BOTTLE OF SMOKE, verb. phr. (old).To countenance a lie; to cant (q.v.).