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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 1 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DEMIJOHN , a See also:

glass See also:bottle or See also:jar with a large See also:round See also:body and narrow See also:neck, encased in wicker-See also:work and provided with handles. The word is also used of an earthenware jar, similarly covered with wicker. The capacity of a demijohn varies from two to twelve gallons, but the See also:common See also:size contains five gallons.

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