carboy

Definition

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

Etymology

From Persian قرابه (qarrâbeh, qarrâbah). Doublet of carafe.

Example Sentences

• "A few of them then boarded her and were busily engaged in what appeared, from my distant position, as the emptying of the contents of various carboys upon the dead bodies of the sailors and over the decks and works of the vessel."