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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The other man did not stir until his officer was out of sight; and then he arose and rubbed himself, but did not care to go for his rummer of hot grog.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
Not a rummer was allowed to stand empty for an instant.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
On the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded man held the shadow of a rummer to its mouth.
From Romance by Conrad, Joseph
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
That loud call of the faith evidently made Dizful a rummer place than it normally was.
From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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