5 October 2017
demijohn
[dem-i-jon]
noun
1. a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork.
Origin of demijohn
French
1760-1770; by folk etymology < French dame-jeanne, apparently special use of proper name
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Examples from the Web for demijohn
Historical Examples
Let it stand six weeks in a demijohn or glass jar, and then bottle it.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Put the liquid into a glass jar or a demijohn, and let it stand a fortnight.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Put the mixture into a stone jug, or a demijohn, and cork it tightly.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
“I—that demijohn that you took last night,” began the Briton nervously.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
A simple tank can be made from a large water bottle or demijohn.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
The demijohn was introduced, and all paid their respects to it.
The Citizen-Soldier
John Beatty
The man with the demijohn gave a curious hop, skip and jump.
Rimrock Trail
J. Allan Dunn
He lifted the demijohn of whiskey from the table and shook it.
Mrs. Skaggs’s Husbands and Other Stories
Bret Harte
When clear, pour it carefully from the sediment into a demijohn.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia
Marion Cabell Tyree
He returned to the table, carrying a demijohn, which he banged upon the table.
The Border Legion
Zane Grey
Anagram
John dime
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On this day
5 October 1902 – birth of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds … and the Big Mac … Died 14 January 1984.
5 October 1945 – Hollywood Black Friday – following a 6 month strike by set decorators, a violent riot breaks out at the gates of Warner Brothers studio. 300 police are called and 40 people are injured.
5 October 1945 – birth of Brian Connolly, Scottish rocker, lead singer of Sweet (Fox on the Run, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Action). Died 9 February 1997.
5 October 1947 – birth of Brian Johnson, English rocker, lead singer of AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott.
5 October 1951 – birth of Bob Geldoff, Irish singer for the Boomtown Rats.
5 October 1962 – the Beatle’s first single is released, ‘Love Me Do’. Although a Lennon-McCartney composition, it was primarily written by Paul in 1958-9 while he was wagging school. The song reached # 17 in the UK and was the # 1 hit in the U.S.A. in 1964.
5 October 1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus first broadcast on BBC-TV.
5 October 2011 – death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Born 24 February 1955.