demijohn

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In 1924 they invested in a race horse named Demijohn.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Name him Demijohn, and call him Demi for short,” said Laurie.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. Demijohn declared that Post Office clerks knew better than to marry widows with no more than two or three hundred a year, and old enough to be their mothers.

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony

But the next morning, even as he was mounting Demijohn to go to Chapultepec, a thin man in riding breeches entered the hotel patio and accosted him.

From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)

Mrs. Roden lived at No. 11, and Mrs. Demijohn lived at No. 10, the house opposite.

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony