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Jorum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A large drinking bowl.

n. The amount that such a bowl contains.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a large vessel for drinking

n. the contents or quantity of the contents of such a vessel

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A large drinking vessel; also, its contents.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A bowl or drinking-vessel with liquor in it; also, the contents of such a vessel: as, to mix a, jorum of punch.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a large drinking bowl

Word Usage

"He kindles this heap in a twinkling, and produces a jorum of hot brandy and water; for that bottle of his keeps company with the seasons, and now holds nothing but the purest eau de vie."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bowl

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

jigger thimbleful saltcellar ampulla snootful hartshorn half-bottle Lucy swig flagon