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demijohns

demijohns is the plural of demijohn.

Meaning of demijohn

Noun

demijohn (plural demijohns)

  1. A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
    • “Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn.1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter VIII, in The Understanding Heart
    Synonyms:
    carboy

Questions about demijohns

What is demijohns the plural of?
Demijohns is the plural of demijohn.

Words near demijohns in the dictionary

  1. demihuman
  2. demihumans
  3. demihypercube
  4. demihypercubes
  5. demijohn
  6. demijohns
  7. demilance
  8. demilancer
  9. demilancers
  10. demilances
  11. demilich

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