DEMIJOHN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demijohn mean? 

• DEMIJOHN (noun)
  The noun DEMIJOHN has 1 sense:

1. large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork

  Familiarity information: DEMIJOHN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMIJOHN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("demijohn" is a kind of...):

bottle (a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped)

 Context examples 

Brissenden rested his demijohn at the upstairs entrance, preliminary to the climb.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Whereat Mr. Bhaer confiscated her purse, produced his own, and finished the marketing by buying several pounds of grapes, a pot of rosy daisies, and a pretty jar of honey, to be regarded in the light of a demijohn.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)