Carboy n. A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc.
... which at the same time came from some disordered water-pipe or gas main underground—but again I could correct them if I dared. It was unspeakably shocking, and I do not see how I lived through it. I did faint after emptying the fourth carboy, which I had to handle after the fumes had begun to penetrate my mask; but when I recovered I saw that the hole ... — The Shunned House • Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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