Definition of "demijohn" [dem•i•john]

• A large, narrow-necked bottle made of glass or earthenware, usually encased in wickerwork. (noun)

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• "In the case of soldiers on "extra duty," each was to receive one gill a day, and I distinctly recall the demijohn with the gill cup hanging on its neck, and the line of "extra duty men" who came up each morning for their perquisite."
• "The bridge was named after the stone structure shaped like a "demijohn" Harbaugh placed on the east end of the bridge."
• "A new bridge was built near the ruins of the old bridge and the demijohn was subsequently moved to a very small park not too far from the river where it now stands."