Jeroboam
Americannoun
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the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.
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(lowercase) a large wine bottle having a capacity of about four ordinary bottles or 3 liters (3.3 quarts).
noun
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the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922–?901 bc )
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king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786–?746 bc )
noun
Etymology
Origin of jeroboam
C19: humorous allusion to Jeroboam (sense 1), described as a ``mighty man of valour'' (I Kings 11:28) who ``made Israel to sin'' (I Kings 14:16)
Example Sentences
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Aguirre has taught Jay the correct pronunciation of many French perfume names and has put him on to all-time favorites, like Jeroboam’s Oriento, a jammy rose patchouli with a sparkling saffron top note.
From Los Angeles Times
He never seemed to find the right occasion for a Jeroboam, which contains the equivalent of four regular bottles of wine.
From Washington Post
Current excavators favour a construction date in the first half of the eighth century bc, during the reign of Jeroboam II; a few think the structure is not a stable, but storehouses or barracks.
From Nature
After Renaldo Maurice crouched and collapsed to the floor, Jeroboam Bozeman collected his body and propped him up so that they sat back to back.
From New York Times
Midway through Jeroboam Bozeman provided an unforgettable statement of unleashed violence and at the end Chalvar Monteiro supplied an incredibly supple depiction of despair.
From Los Angeles Times
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