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Bottleholder
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer.
(2):
(n.) One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; - so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bottleholder'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bottleholder.html. 1828.