Carboy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carboy is a noun meaning (transitive) To bottle in a carboy.
Meaning
(transitive) To bottle in a carboy.
More Meanings
- A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.
Example Sentences
Juice bottled or carboyed at this high temperature is difficult to cool rapidly because of the danger of breakage of glass.
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.
Word Forms
- carboys
- carboying
- carboyed
Synonyms for carboy
Depending on context, synonyms include demijohn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include liter, cask, barrique, bottle, cellaret, square.
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