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

A careless boy passing through the station whistling a tune and swinging carelessly a hammer in his hand, rapped a carboy of sulphuric acid which happened to be on the floor above a 'Jumbo' dynamo.

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

Organic matter, as a piece of straw in a carboy of acid Gives a brown color to the acid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various

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 Dyer, Frank Lewis