noun
definition
A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.
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Examples of carboys in a Sentence
Rather than lift the carboys, use a pump for racking.
In the corners stood carboys of acid in wicker baskets.
These PET carboys are food grade and gas impermeable, and they weigh about 10lbs less than a glass carboy and can not shatter.
Bottle brush - This brush is attached to a long stick, and you'll use it to clean bottles and carboys.
The curious signs on the coloured carboys in chemists' windows, which were commonly to be seen until the middle of the 19th century, were signs used by the alchemists to indicate various chemical substances.