carboy

noun

car·​boy ˈkär-ˌbȯi How to pronounce carboy (audio)
: a large container for liquids

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Beneath them sit carboys filled with homemade meads, fruit wines and perry. — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017 It can be siphoned to a 5-gallon carboy to allow extra time for clearing if desired, for about 7 days. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 10 July 2017 The whiskey was moved into a small, glass carboy to minimize the effects of oxidation as much as possible. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Courtesy of Akasha Song At its peak, Akasha’s new and improved lab would produce a 5-kilo glass carboy of DMT every three days—as much as a million doses a month. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Persian qarāba, from Arabic qarrāba demijohn

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carboy was in 1711

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“Carboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carboy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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