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Carboy vs Jug - What's the difference?

carboy | jug |

As nouns the difference between carboy and jug

is that carboy is a large, globular glass bottle, especially one of green glass, encased in basket work or in a box and used to hold corrosive liquids while jug is a serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top.

As a verb jug is

to stew in an earthenware jug etc.

carboy

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large, globular glass bottle, especially one of green glass, encased in basket work or in a box and used to hold corrosive liquids.
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    Synonyms

    * demijohn

    jug

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top.
  • The amount that a jug can hold.
  • (slang) Jail.
  • (vulgar, slang, chiefly, in the plural) A woman's breasts.
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  • (New Zealand) A kettle.

    • Derived terms

    * jug band * jug ears * measuring jug

    External links

    * (wikipedia "jug")

    Verb

    (jugg)
  • To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
    • jugged hare
  • (slang) To put into jail.
  • To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
  • (of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.