The bridge was named after the stone structure shaped like a "demijohn" Harbaugh placed on the east end of the bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Jug Bridge Memorial] Reference
There was a two-gallon demijohn of whisky in the house. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER II] Reference
Breck rummaged in his boat and produced a demijohn of whiskey. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEAT] Reference
The demijohn was introduced, and all paid their respects to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
It was toward this that the demijohn of fellis was being taken. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
I turned to one side, pretending to ease the weight of the demijohn. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
Mix the ingredients, keep in a demijohn for several days, shaking occasionally. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference
Brissenden rested his demijohn at the upstairs entrance, preliminary to the climb. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 36] Reference
I hefted the other demijohn by its girth strap and slung the pack over my shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
To one large turkey add one gallon of vermouth and a demijohn of Angostura bitters. From Wordnik.com. [The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said] Reference
Please find enclosed memo. of account for whiskey, covering extra demijohn to corrupt jailer. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by American Authors, Volume 1] Reference
Presently Mother thinking all secure left the house with the demijohn and proceeded to hide it. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick"] Reference
He placed the demijohn to one side of the bales, then yelled down to the waiting men and women. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
It was several days later while passing through the garden that we ran across the lost demijohn. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick"] Reference
Rob Shepperson The store also sold us a demijohn of cooking oil for about the cost of the fryer. From Wordnik.com. [Cheating on My Oven] Reference
Even the demijohn rolled as if it were on a pivot, nodding grandly as the mighty stewardess of the. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
Let it stand for several days in a demijohn, shaking occasionally; then filter through blotting paper. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference
I then prepared the jury room for use by conveying to it a demijohn of whiskey, a bucket of water and twelve tin dippers. From Wordnik.com. [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference
Dar wuz a ole free issue named Denson who digged ditches fer massa an 'he always brung long his demijohn wid his whiskey. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
They kept a big ten or fifteen gallon demijohn with willow woven around the bottom full of whiskey, all the time upstairs. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Their social value, too, was recognized, and the gourd and demijohn appeared almost simultaneously with the arrival of any guest. From Wordnik.com. [Sergeant York And His People] Reference
The inebriate stood disgustedly looking down at the label on the demijohn he had brought to light: "Bubbly Spring Mineral Water.". From Wordnik.com. [Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent] Reference
The wine in the demijohn was then poured into small, bright tin cups, like milkmen's measures, and was distributed among the members. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873] Reference
The demijohn of whiskey was picked up further down. From Wordnik.com. [The Bell-Ringer of Angel's] Reference
The big demijohn in the stern-sheets told his errand. From Wordnik.com. [John Barleycorn] Reference
The demijohn was brought in from the wagon and filled. From Wordnik.com. [The Lights and Shadows of Real Life] Reference
"A demijohn, with some kind of liquor in it, was sent here to-day.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lights and Shadows of Real Life] Reference
Greek, so I had graduated upon braining the Grenadier with the demijohn. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...] Reference
Von Barwig was compelled to put water in the demijohn to make it last out. From Wordnik.com. [The Music Master Novelized from the Play] Reference
He returned to the table, carrying a demijohn, which he banged upon the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Border Legion] Reference
"They seem to keep very good wine," he remarked, after smelling at the demijohn. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon of Wantley His Tale] Reference
French Frank poured a tumbler of red wine from a big demijohn to drink to our transaction. From Wordnik.com. [John Barleycorn] Reference
Pipes, cold ham, a keg of beer, and a demijohn of whiskey comprised the attractions of the night. From Wordnik.com. [Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War] Reference
A demijohn of wine placed on a convenient corner of some ruin was a shrine at which they worshiped. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror] Reference
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