Carboy

Word CARBOY
Character 6
Hyphenation car boy
Pronunciations /ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Carboy"

What do we mean by carboy?

A large glass or plastic bottle, usually encased in a protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids. noun

A demijohn. noun

A large globular bottle of green glass, protected by an outside covering consisting either of basketwork or of a wooden box: used chiefly for containing certain acids (such as vitriol or sulphuric acid) and other highly corrosive liquids likely to act chemically upon stoneware. noun

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 liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc. 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. noun

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

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Carboy

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The word "carboy" in example sentences

· A secondary fermenter - often referred to as the carboy, this should be a glass bottle that can hold at least 1-5 gallons. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And when, this morning, I saw the steward struggling with a five-gallon carboy of sulphuric acid, I never dreamed the use he intended for it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And even as the liquid flew through the air I knew it for what it was -- undiluted sulphuric acid, two gallons of it from the carboy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I left the shop with flaked maize, Briess 6-row pale malted barley, Briess flaked rye, Weyermann rye malt, a 3-gallon carboy, three packets of Pasteur Champagne yeast, a hydrometer, and a thermometer. ❋ MAX WATMAN (2010)

Patrick opened a filing cabinet drawer and removed a full bottle: 200ml beakers made great glasses, there was a carboy of distilled water, and every laboratory had an ice machine. ❋ Colleen McCullough (2010)

I threw in a package of champagne yeast, air-locked the carboy, and left it. ❋ MAX WATMAN (2010)

The photo at right is next-to-last step, siphoning the cooled-down brew into a 7-gallon glass carboy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You should SELL that,' says Rowe, who currently has a 5-gallon glass carboy of dark spiced mead fermenting on her kitchen counter. ❋ AP (2010)

I lifted the image of the beer in a carboy from Homebrew Underground ❋ Doyle (2009)

Racked our latest wine into the carboy (a wild-berry Shiraz, which is going to rock), and started another batch of the mango wine (since it's disappearing rapidly!). ❋ Vanitas (2006)

Once the wort reaches a certain level of alcohol, the yeast pass out and sink to the bottom of the carboy, dazed but not quite dead. ❋ Doyle (2008)

Even the yeast are resting--not a bubble from the carboy. ❋ Doyle (2008)

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