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

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

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 good woman brought me a great green glass bottle like a vitriol carboy!

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel