rummer
a large drinking glass or cup.
Origin of rummer
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How to use rummer in a sentence
The rummer is introduced by Hogarth into his picture of "Night."
Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2) | John TimbsHe went under the stairs, and produced a bottle of cider-wine, of which they drank a rummer each.
Jude the Obscure | Thomas HardyOn the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded man held the shadow of a rummer to its mouth.
Romance | Joseph Conrad and F.M. HuefferThe Coroner, having found no need to charge (except his rummer), left his men for a little while to deliberate their verdict.
The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge BlackmoreThat loud call of the faith evidently made Dizful a rummer place than it normally was.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for rummer
/ (ˈrʌmə) /
a drinking glass, typically having an ovoid bowl on a short stem
Origin of rummer
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