Hip flask - Wikipedia

A hip flask is most commonly purchased empty and then filled by the owner. However, the term "flask" also applies to smallest bottle sizes of alcohol in ... Hipflask FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Hipflask" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Forthecomicbookcharacter,seeHipFlask(comics). Acontouredhipflaskwithacaptivetop Amodernengravedhipflask Ahipflaskisathinflaskforholdingliquor. Contents 1Description 2History 3Legality(US,UK) 4Inpopularculture 5Seealso 6References 7Externallinks Description[edit] Hipflasksweretraditionallymadeofpewter,silver,orevenglass,thoughmostmodernflasksaremadefromstainlesssteel.Somemodernflasksaremadeofplasticsoastoavoiddetectionbymetaldetectors. Hipflaskscanvaryinshape,althoughtheyareusuallycontouredtomatchthecurveofthewearer'shiporthighforcomfortanddiscretioninadesignalsoknownasakidneyflask.[1]Someflaskshavea"captivetop",whichisasmallarmthatattachesthetoptotheflaskinordertostopitfromgettinglostwhenitistakenoff. Ahipflaskismostcommonlypurchasedemptyandthenfilledbytheowner.However,theterm"flask"alsoappliestosmallestbottlesizesofalcoholincommercialmarkets[citationneeded].Someflaskscomewithsmallcupstomakesharingeasier,althoughgenerallyliquidisconsumeddirectlyfromtheflask. History[edit] Ahipflaskistuckedintoagarterin1926,duringProhibitionintheUnitedStates Similartothewristwatch,thehipflaskbegantoappearintheformitisrecognizedtodayinthe18thcentury,initiallyusedbymembersofthegentry.[2]However,lesscompactversionshadbeeninproductionforseveralcenturies.Notably,intheMiddleAges,thereareseveralaccountsofguttedfruitbeingusedtostoreliquor.Duringthe18thcentury,womenboardingdockedBritishwarshipswouldsmuggleginintotheshipviamakeshiftflasks,createdfrompig'sbladdersandhiddeninsidetheirpetticoats.Followingtheactofprohibitionin1920sAmerica,thestateofIndianabannedthesaleofcocktailshakersandhipflasks. Antiquehipflasks,particularlythosemadeofsilver,arenowsought-aftercollector'sitems. IntheRoyalAirForce,"hip-flask"wasusedascodeforarevolver. Legality(US,UK)[edit] ManylocationsintheUnitedStateshavelawsprohibitingtocarryingalcoholinopencontainersinpublic,whichincludeshipflasks,whethercarriedonone'spersonorinthepassengercabinorcompartmentofavehicle.[3][4][5]ThisdoesnotapplyintheUK,wherecarryingordrinkingfromahipflaskinpublicplacesisnotillegal.[3] Inpopularculture[edit] Thehipflaskappearsfrequentlyincomedy,inpartbecauseitallowsdrinkingininappropriatesituationswhereabottlewouldnotnormallybefound—forinstance,inTwoandaHalfMen,whereCharlieHarper(CharlieSheen)drinksalcoholfromahipflaskduringafuneral.ItalsoappearsrarelyinTheSimpsons,whenHomerdrinksfromitonoccasion,andevenallowsBarttotakeadrinkduringparticularlyintolerableoccasions.InFamilyGuy,thecharacterBrianGriffinalsocarriesaroundahipflaskintheearlierseasons.Inanotheradultanimation,RickandMorty,thecharacterRickSanchez,whoisshowntobenotablyalcoholic,carriesahipflaskunderhislabcoat.IntheTVseriesLucifer,aflaskisusuallycarriedaroundbythetitlecharacterLuciferMorningstar. Seealso[edit] Canteen—similardesignandfunction References[edit] ^"HipFlaskShapes".buyahipflask.com.Retrieved2014-06-18. ^"FlasksForMen:AGuideToEnjoyingSpiritsAnywhere|Euromentravel.com".Euromentravel.com.Retrieved2016-01-31. ^abFlaskHistory:Iscarryingahipflaskillegal?atJacksonTrophies,28May2019.Accessed18May2021. ^BeachestoBridesmaids–Top5PlacestoEnjoyYourFlaskatflasks.com,19August2013,accessed18May2021 ^ThreeThingstoConsiderWhenBuyingaFlask,atField&Stream,20September2019,accessed18May2021 Externallinks[edit] ArticlementioningthebanningofHipFlasks RAFcodes PocketfulofJoy:AnExtensiveArticleontheHistoryandEtiquetteoftheHipFlask WhyareHipFlasksCurved? HistoryofHipFlasks EngravedHipFlasks Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hip_flask&oldid=1024200366" Categories:DrinkingculturePackagingBottlesHiddencategories:ArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromMay2021AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromMay2019 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages ČeštinaDeutschEspañolEsperantoFrançais한국어LietuviųNederlands日本語NorskbokmålNorsknynorskPolskiСрпски/srpskiSuomiSvenskaTagalog Editlinks