To lay a bottle on its side-after drinking its contents-to collect the few remaining drops, which can then be poured (or dribbled) into a glass. Also, to "make
the bottle confess"
From Scottish (see John Jamieson's Etymological Scottish
Dictionary, 1808). Now
obsolete.
Grandpa Tony is always sure to duffifie after finishing his wine, proclaiming, "If it's
enough to
take a pill with, it's enough for me."