Associations to the word «Carboy»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

CARBOY, noun. A large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats