Negodki wrote:

> DJ=demijohn= a carboy in the UK, a chianti-shaped bottle in the colonies

Difference between carboys and demijohns in Canada is shape as well...

Carboy: <http://www.wineaficionado.com/final/carboy.jpg>
Demijohn: <http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/carboy.jpg>

Despite the demijohn pic being named carboy.jpg, that is what we call
demijohns around here... usually they are larger and have a faux wicker
basket around them. They seem to be favoured by the local Italians and
Portuguese fellows.

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charles

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