rummer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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)
Example Sentences
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An’, man, I was a blithe hame-comer Whan first I syndit out my rummer.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Not a rummer was allowed to stand empty for an instant.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
“So ’p mi-Duvel!” penned the rye, “if tute nashered sār booti covvas for mandy, I’ll rummer tute.”
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey
"Tell me when you've done!" said I. "You're a cool customer, you are—ah! an' a rum un' at that—I never see a rummer."
From The Broad Highway by Farnol, Jeffery
It was contained in a glass bowl, capable of holding two gallons, standing upon a single stalk, and bearing the appearance of a Brobdignag rummer.
From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Marryat, Frederick
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