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carboy


noun

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

noun

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

“large globular bottle covered with basketwork,” 1753, probably ultimately from Persian qarabah “large flagon.”

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