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carboy

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/

The English word “carboy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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 A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

verb

  1. To bottle in a carboy.

Etymology

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

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