carboy

American  

[kahr-boi] / ˈkɑr bɔɪ /

noun

1. a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.

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carboy British  

/ ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a large glass or plastic bottle, usually protected by a basket or box, used for containing corrosive liquids such as acids

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Other Word Forms

• carboyed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of carboy

1705–15; < Persian qarāba ( h ) < Arabic qarrābah big jug

Example Sentences

All of them expected to escape from the consort during the administration of Dr. Carboy, and they regarded a couple of weeks in Paris and Switzerland, free from restraint, as ample compensation for the deprivation.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

Hard by, on the north, passing through the cloisters of the Chapel of Lincoln’s Inn, we come into the enclosure of Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn, where the Offices of Messrs. Kenge and Carboy were situated. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert

I guess you're half right, Jim," admitted Judge Carboy with diplomatic concession; "more'n half right.

From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various

The runaways in the gig were driven to the deck, as their companions had been, while Perth was handed up by the grim Peaks, put in his berth, and attended by Dr. Carboy.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

"I did not think they were quite so bold as this," said Dr. Carboy.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver