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demijohn

[ dem-i-jon ]

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noun

a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork.

demijohn

/ ˈdɛmɪˌdʒɒn /

a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork

1760–70; by folk etymology < French dame-jeanne, apparently special use of proper name

C18: probably by folk etymology from French dame-jeanne, from dame lady + Jeanne Jane

He has been drunk three times in the last month; he is a walking demijohn; his hypocrisy a shame to his grey hairs.

The covering of a broken demijohn was used in the manner shown as a waste-paper basket.

They strung out and started for the Antarctic Ocean, with a big old wicker-worked demijohn in the lead.

He lifted the demijohn of whiskey from the table and shook it.

He promptly broke the demijohn, and was knocked down thereupon by one of the drunken sailors.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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