rummer

American  

[ruhm-er] / ˈrʌm ər /

noun

1. a large drinking glass or cup.

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rummer British  

/ ˈrʌmə /

noun

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

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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

Wet wickets this season, boys, seldom a rummer set, But they anyhow seem to have suited Young Zummerset!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890 by Various

The Major thinks of asking why it should be rummer the second time than the first, but decides not to, and sips his toddy, and pats the hand that is under his.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

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

“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

Rizard or Finnan harddies, or a dish of oysters, with a glass of Edinburgh ale, and a rummer of toddy, concluded these friendly evenings.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel