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

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Etymology

Origin of carboy

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

carboy

For George’s collaboration with a soon-to-be-opened Melbourne wine bar, L’Estrange plans to reduce her wines’ carbon footprint by utilising another form of glass – the demijohn or carboy, a large glass jug.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2017

I looked at the monster in the thick glass carboy, with its freakish eyes and multiple limbs.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The carboy tipped over, the acid ran out, went through to the manager's room below, and ate up his desk and all the carpet.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer

I found plenty of this in the 'tween-deck," he said; "and I should judge they used it to pack between the carboy boxes.

From Great Sea Stories by Joseph Lewis French

Acid is shipped in large glass bottles around each of which a wooden box is built to prevent breakage, the combination being called a "carboy."

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

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