rummer

[ ruhm-er ]

/ ˈrʌm ər /

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noun

a large drinking glass or cup.

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Origin of rummer

1645–55; <Dutch roemer large wine glass, especially for Rhine wine, perhaps derivative of roemen to praise (as in drinking a toast)

Words nearby rummer

Rümker, Ruml, rummage, rummage out, rummage sale, rummer, rummy, rumor, rumormonger, rumour, rump

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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 Timbs
He went under the stairs, and produced a bottle of cider-wine, of which they drank a rummer each.
Jude the Obscure|Thomas Hardy
On 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. Hueffer
The 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 Blackmore

That 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

rummer

/ (ˈrʌmə) /

noun

a drinking glass, typically having an ovoid bowl on a short stem

Word Origin for rummer

C17: from Dutch roemer a glass for drinking toasts, from roemen to praise

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