Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a bottle.

1897		Bulletin (Sydney) in DSUE (1984).
1910		Eve. Teleg. (Dundee) 3 Aug. 4/1: Asked about supper he will suggest and 'Aristotle' of 'pig's ear'.
1932		‘P.P.’ Rhy. Sl.
a.1945		L. Payne private coll. n.p.: Aristotle Bottle.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1967		J. Hibberd White with Wire Wheels (1973) 230: Last there has to shout all night, or buy two dozen Aristotles.
1968		D. O’Grady Bottle of Sandwiches 199: We bought a few Arrystotles of sandwiches in Kempsey.
1971		J. Jones Rhy. Cockney Sl.
1983		R. Aven-Bray Ridgey-Didge Oz Jack Lang 7: The paper doll on the Johnny Horner knew that the bulge in his sky rocket was not an aristotle.
1998		B. Robinson Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman 8: Harris = Arse – Harris derived from Aristotle – Harris-totle / Bottle (Bottle and Glass/Arse) .
2002		K. Lucas ‘All my life I’ve wanted to be a Barrow Boy’ Obfuscation News Apr. Issue 20 🌐 No my old Cock Sparrow, but Rob gave me this lovely roll of Purple cloth and it seemed a shame not to use it and save you some Bees and Honey. Look you can have it for an Aristotle of Gay and Frisky. Not only that I will throw in an Uncle Bert as well.
2011		Spitalfields Life 18 Nov. 🌐 An Aristotle is a bottle.

2. courage [= bottle (and glass) n. (2)].

1897		Bulletin (Sydney) in DSUE (1984).
1932		‘P.P.’ Rhy. Sl.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1971		J. Jones Rhy. Cockney Sl.
1985		Wheeler & Broadhead Upper Class Rhy. Sl. 12: It must have taken a lot of aristotle to challenge the Brigadier.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.

3. the buttocks, the behind [= bottle (and glass) n. (3)].

1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.
2002		h2g2 🌐 Sometimes the connection is totally obscure. For example, ‘Bottle and Glass’ (Arse) was obviously a bit racy, so it is put at one remove with ‘Aristotle’ = Bottle. This is then contracted again so that you say ‘Aris’ , which is almost exactly what you started out trying not to say.