- carboy
- carboy "large globular bottle covered with basketwork," 1753, probably from Pers. qarabah "large flagon."
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carboy — car‧boy [ˈkɑːbɔɪ ǁ ˈkɑːr ] noun [countable] TRANSPORT a large bottle protected by a strong frame, used for carrying liquid chemicals such as acids * * * carboy UK US /ˈkɑːbɔɪ/ noun [C] ► COMMERCE, TRANSPORT a large container, sometimes in a frame … Financial and business terms
Carboy — Car boy (k[aum]r boi), n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael carb basket; or Pers qur[=a]bah a sort of bottle.] A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; used commonly for carrying corrosive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carboy — ► NOUN ▪ a large globular glass bottle with a narrow neck, used for holding acids or other corrosive liquids. ORIGIN from a Persian word meaning large glass flagon … English terms dictionary
carboy — [kär′boi΄] n. [< Pers qarābah, large leather milk bottle] a large glass or plastic bottle enclosed for protection in basketwork or in a wooden crate: used esp. as a container for corrosive liquids … English World dictionary
Carboy — Demijohn redirects here. For other uses, see Demijohn (disambiguation). A 6.5 gallon (24.7 l) glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock … Wikipedia
carboy — didbutelis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Didelės talpos stiklinis ar keraminis butelis. Apipintas plėšomis vadinamas krežine. atitikmenys: angl. carboy; large bottle vok. große Flasche, f rus. бутыль, f pranc.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
carboy — didbutelis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Didelės talpos butelis rūgštims, tirpikliams laikyti. atitikmenys: angl. balloon; carboy; large bottle rus. баллон; бутыль ryšiai: sinonimas – balionas … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
carboy — noun Etymology: Persian qarāba, from Arabic qarrāba demijohn Date: 1753 a large container for liquids … New Collegiate Dictionary
carboy — carboyed, adj. /kahr boy/, n. a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used esp. for holding corrosive liquids. [1705 15; < Pers qaraba(h) < Ar qarrabah big jug] * * * … Universalium
carboy — noun A large, globular glass bottle, especially one of green glass, encased in basket work or in a box and used to hold corrosive liquids. Syn: demijohn … Wiktionary
