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demi·john (-jän′)

noun

a large bottle of glass or earthenware, with a narrow neck and a wicker casing

Etymology: Fr dame-jeanne, demijohn, lit., Dame Jeanne: prob. orig. a fanciful name for the bottle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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