carboy

[kahr-boi]

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noun

a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.

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Origin:
1705–15; < Persian qarāba(h) < Arabic qarrābah big jug

Related forms

car·boyed, adjective

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carboy (ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ)

—n
	a large glass or plastic bottle, usually protected by a basket or box, used for containing corrosive liquids such as acids

[C18: from Persian qarāba]

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Word Origin & History

carboy

"large globular bottle covered with basketwork," 1753, probably from Pers. qarabah "large flagon."

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