English Explanatory Dictionary

rummer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.
adj
  1. comparative form of rum: more rum

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rummer.wav

Word forms

rummer rummers

Etymology

Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.

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