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单词 jeroboam
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jeroboamn.

Brit. /ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊəm/
Etymology: So called in allusion to Jeroboam, ‘a mighty man of valour’ (1 Kings xi. 28), ‘who made Israel to sin’ (xiv. 16).
A large bowl or goblet; a very large wine-bottle.
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1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf xiv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 258 Or make a brandy Jeroboam in a frosty morning.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Jeroboam, a capacious bowl or goblet; otherwise, and more generally, called a Joram.
1889 Daily News 27 July 5/5 Enormous bottles of fabulous content called ‘Jeroboams’, which some say contain 10, others 12 ordinary bottles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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