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 Word Forms

• carboyed 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

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

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Nearby, Stuart Ryan tends to algae cultures in bubbling flasks and carboys.

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She came home from Pullman one weekend during harvest and collected a carboy of fresh merlot juice.

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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.

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At Louisville, in procuring some sulphuric acid at night for his experiments, he tipped over a carboy of it, ruining the handsome outfit of a banking establishment below.

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