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Salmanazar

American  
[sal-muh-naz-er] / ˌsæl məˈnæz ər /

noun

  1. a wine bottle holding from 10 to 12 quarts (9.5 to 11.4 liters).


Salmanazar British  
/ ˌsælməˈnæzə /

noun

  1. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of twelve normal bottles (approximately 312 ounces)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Salmanazar

First recorded in 1930–35; variant of Shalmaneser, name of biblical king (2 Kings 18:9)


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He ticked the sizes off in increasing grades of rarity: the Salmanazar, nine liters; the Nebuchadnezzar, 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2017

"Send away those men," said Salmanazar to the sick man.

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe

And because he remembered our Lord in all his heart, God gave him grace to be in the favor of Salmanazar the king which gave to him power to go where he would.

From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Philip P. Wells

Long time after this when Salmanazar the king was dead, Sennacherib his son reigned for him, and hated, and loved not, the children of Israel.

From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Philip P. Wells

Eggadi gave some orders to the slave in a language unknown to Salmanazar, and he disappeared.

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe

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