Carboy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large glass or plastic bottle, usually encased in a protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large, globular glass bottle, especially one of green glass, encased in basket work or in a box and used to hold corrosive liquids.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A demijohn.
  • n. A large globular bottle of green glass, protected by an outside covering consisting either of basketwork or of a wooden box: used chiefly for containing certain acids (such as vitriol or sulphuric acid) and other highly corrosive liquids likely to act chemically upon stoneware.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bottle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    demijohn   
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