Definition of demijohn in English:

noun

• A bulbous narrow-necked bottle holding from 3 to 10 gallons of liquid, typically enclosed in a wicker cover.

  Example sentences

  • ‘The imported liquor trade confined itself to a relatively narrow coastal strip because the fragile, bulky, heavy bottles and demijohns imposed transport restrictions.’
  • ‘He was quite proud of it as he had gone to the coop, ‘selected’ the wine, bought several demijohns, and bottled it himself.’
  • ‘The CD cover features the band members at a dinner table that is loaded with spaghetti, large demijohns of red wine, and chunks of Parmesan cheese.’
  • ‘Its products were landed at a small number of southern coastal ports and in standard cases of bottles and demijohns which could be quickly counted.’
  • ‘There is a smell that reminds me of the wine which used to bubble away in the demijohns on the windowsills of our house.’

  Synonyms

  jug, vessel, container, bottle, carafe, flask, decanter, mug, tankard, ewer, pitcher, crock

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