English

A demijohn

Noun

demijohn ‎(plural demijohns)

1. A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter VIII

     “Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn.

   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 234:

     Toby, placing his gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose, set our dinner to simmer and uncorked a demijohn of the old Verfeuille red which glowed in our glasses with the embers of old recollections of half-forgotten journeys and excursions of our youth by the light of the moon.

Synonyms

• carboy

Translations