demijohn

Example Sentences

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We had a demijohn holding a gallon of fresh water and our ration was one capful – about three teaspoons – a day.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019

What kind of fool would throw out this exciting glass demijohn?

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018

For George’s collaboration with a soon-to-be-opened Melbourne wine bar, L’Estrange plans to reduce her wines’ carbon footprint by utilising another form of glass – the demijohn or carboy, a large glass jug.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2017

But there is another pugilist�one whose either hand is like a demijohn, whose chest protrudes as if he had fed on thunderbolts.

From Time Magazine Archive

She balanced the immense rectangular can of oil on her head while she chatted with me, and looked so comfortable at it that I tried placing my plastic demijohn on my own head.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver