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

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

This is for pouring acid from a carboy when it is too full to allow the contents to be removed without spilling.

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

It obviously came from a large carboy which had been smashed as if to draw attention to some urgent matter.

From The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Leinster, Murray

The blow broke the glass carboy, and the acid ran down upon the field magnets of the dynamo, destroying the windings of one of the twelve magnets.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis