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carboy.

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/UK/ˈkɑɹ.boɪ/US
  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 A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/UK/ˈkɑɹ.boɪ/US
  1. To bottle in a carboy.

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Where this word comes from

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

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