brimmer

American  

[brim-er] / ˈbrɪm ər /

noun

1. a cup, glass, or bowl full to the brim.

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brimmer British  

/ ˈbrɪmə /

noun

1. a vessel, such as a glass or bowl, filled to the brim

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Etymology

Origin of brimmer

First recorded in 1645–55; brim ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Up with the sparkling brimmer,   Up to the crystal rim; Let not a moonbeam glimmer   'Twixt the flood and brim.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

Up with it," said the Captain, as he tossed off his brimmer, "the bonniest lass in Lothian!

From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir

Fill, fill the goblet--one and two: Let every brimmer, as it flows, In sportive chase, the last pursue.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

Oh, no! a brimmer round.—Come, a good booty to us to-night.

From The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts by O'Keeffe, John

As often as I called for small-beer, the master tipped the wink, and the servant brought me a brimmer of October.

From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education