carboy
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thumb|right|Large plastic bottles for a water dispenser thumb|upright|A glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock. upright|thumb|A Bulgarian demijohn (damadzhana)
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thumb|right|Large plastic bottles for a water dispenser thumb|upright|A glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock. upright|thumb|A Bulgarian demijohn (damadzhana)
A carboy, also known as a demijohn, is a rigid container with a typical capacity of . Carboys are primarily used for transporting liquids, often drinking water or chemicals.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “carboy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.