Demijohn

Quick meaning: Demijohn is a noun meaning A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

Meaning

A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

Example Sentences

“Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn.

Toby, placing his gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose, set our dinner to simmer and uncorked a demijohn of the old Verfeuille red which glowed in our glasses with the embers of old recollections of half-forgotten journeys and excursions of our youth by the light of the moon.

Word Forms

• demijohns
• demi-john

Synonyms for demijohn

Depending on context, synonyms include carboy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gardevin, bottle, jubbe, bombard, handle, rummer.

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