jorum

American  

[jawr-uhm, johr-] / ˈdʒɔr əm, ˈdʒoʊr- /

noun

1. a large bowl or container for holding drink.

2. the contents of such a container.

   a jorum of punch.

3. a great quantity.

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jorum British  

/ ˈdʒɔːrəm /

noun

1. a large drinking bowl or vessel or its contents

   a jorum of punch

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Etymology

Origin of jorum

First recorded in 1720–30; said to be named after Joram, who brought silver, gold, and brass bowls to David (2 Samuel 8:10)

Example Sentences

"A bone and a jorum whenever you'll come and take it," he said.

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It proved to be “a glorious jorum” of hot Wassail, prepared from the chairman’s special and private receipt, the materials of which, “together with their proportions and combinations,” he declines to impart. 

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The Laird nodded, and Sandie drank his health in one jorum, and his success with Miss Lane in another.

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This was a little parlour, where the Captain of musqueteers had been regaling himself for the last hour over a jorum of ale, in solitary rumination.

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It—the tank—used to be cleaned out every three days, and a fresh jorum of soup made.

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