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)

Explanation

A jorum is a large bowl from which you can serve many drinks. You could also call a jorum a punchbowl. If you throw a party and fill a bowl with fruit punch, ladling it into cups for your friends, you can call the bowl a jorum, although most of your guests will probably refer to it as a punchbowl. Not many people still use this eighteenth century word, which may be rooted in a Biblical character, Jorum, who "brought vessels." The Jorum Glacier in Antarctica is named after this word because of the scooped-out bowl shape at its head.

Example Sentences

If he contracts influenza, he swallows a jorum of ammoniated quinine, puts on three waistcoats, and totters into school, where he proceeds to disseminate germs among his not ungrateful charges.

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian

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

From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.

Then he set the piece down by the fireside, drained his hot jorum, and...

From Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago by Herbert, Henry William

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

From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.

He laughed, seeing that she did not understand, and poured out a jorum of coffee.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John