carboy

[ kahr-boi ]

noun

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

carboy

/ ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ /

noun

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

Other Words From

• carboyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carboy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of carboy¹

C18: from Persian qarāba

Example Sentences

But in his carboy was a fresh tiger bone, acquired recently.

From The Daily Beast

Carboy—who don't know any more about a vessel than a kitten does of the ten commandments—will tell you to do it.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Fluxion was absent only an hour, and during his absence Dr. Carboy watched the students every moment of the time.

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Set it for a considerable time aside in a corked carboy, before it be bottled.

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I left home in such haste that I forgot to tell you to send to Mr. Johnson's for a carboy of wine.

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Rocked in the cradle of ruts and furrows, Hans, portly as a carboy, half-dozed on the front seat.

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