rehoboamn.

Brit.

/ˌriː(h)əˈbəʊəm/, U.S.

/ˌri(h)əˈboʊəm/

Forms: 1800s rheoboam, 1800s– rehoboam.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rehoboam.

Etymology: < the name of Rehoboam (Hebrew Rĕḥaḇĕʿ ām ), son of Solomon, King of Judah and contemporary of Jeroboam, King of Israel (1 Kings 12-14), probably after jeroboam n. Compare later Methuselah n. 2, Salmanazar n., Balthazar n., etc.

1. A large bottle for wine or spirits; (now) spec. a bottle of certain kinds of prestige wine, esp. champagne, usually containing 4.5 litres (the equivalent of six standard bottles).

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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > bottle > for liquor

bombard1598

ingestar1611

flask1693

champagne bottle1772

magnum bonum1785

magnum1788

jeroboam1816

rehoboam1841

imperial1858

hock-bottle1892

Nebuchadnezzar1913

nip bottle1915

Balthazar1935

Methuselah1935

Salmanazar1935

miniature1939

1841 P. Landreth Legends of Lancs. 125 She appeared, carrying a few glasses, whilst her cousin bore two large bottles, Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

1884 A. Wright Adventures in Servia xiii. 127 There was a cold fowl, some pork cutlets, a ham, sardines, caviare, and oh, ye gods! a couple of Rehoboams of champagne.

1953 J. Beard Let. 13 Dec. in Love & Kisses & Halo of Truffles (1994) 28 Two baked Alaskas the size of a large tray and each one piled with three quarts of ice cream—and this, washed down with rehoboams of champagne.

1960 Times 11 Jan. 17/2 A vigorous passing movement across the ground by three Frenchmen with a dummy rehoboam of champagne was ended only by a flagrant knock-on.

1996 Wine Spectator 30 June 16/2 He also snapped up..a rehoboam (equal to six bottles) of Mouton-Rothschild 1929 for $18,400.

†2. = shovel hat n. Obsolete. rare.

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society > faith > artefacts > vestments > headgear > [noun] > hat > shovel

shovel hat1829

shovel1841

rehoboam1849

1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. i. 11 A personage short of stature..bearing on broad shoulders a hawk's head..the whole surmounted by a Rheoboam [1850 Rehoboam], or shovel-hat, which he did not seem to think it necessary to lift.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rehoboam
释义	rehoboamn. Brit. /ˌriː(h)əˈbəʊəm/, U.S. /ˌri(h)əˈboʊəm/ Forms: 1800s rheoboam, 1800s– rehoboam. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rehoboam. Etymology: < the name of Rehoboam (Hebrew Rĕḥaḇĕʿ ām ), son of Solomon, King of Judah and contemporary of Jeroboam, King of Israel (1 Kings 12-14), probably after jeroboam n. Compare later Methuselah n. 2, Salmanazar n., Balthazar n., etc. 1. A large bottle for wine or spirits; (now) spec. a bottle of certain kinds of prestige wine, esp. champagne, usually containing 4.5 litres (the equivalent of six standard bottles). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > bottle > for liquor bombard1598 ingestar1611 flask1693 champagne bottle1772 magnum bonum1785 magnum1788 jeroboam1816 rehoboam1841 imperial1858 hock-bottle1892 Nebuchadnezzar1913 nip bottle1915 Balthazar1935 Methuselah1935 Salmanazar1935 miniature1939 1841 P. Landreth Legends of Lancs. 125 She appeared, carrying a few glasses, whilst her cousin bore two large bottles, Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 1884 A. Wright Adventures in Servia xiii. 127 There was a cold fowl, some pork cutlets, a ham, sardines, caviare, and oh, ye gods! a couple of Rehoboams of champagne. 1953 J. Beard Let. 13 Dec. in Love & Kisses & Halo of Truffles (1994) 28 Two baked Alaskas the size of a large tray and each one piled with three quarts of ice cream—and this, washed down with rehoboams of champagne. 1960 Times 11 Jan. 17/2 A vigorous passing movement across the ground by three Frenchmen with a dummy rehoboam of champagne was ended only by a flagrant knock-on. 1996 Wine Spectator 30 June 16/2 He also snapped up..a rehoboam (equal to six bottles) of Mouton-Rothschild 1929 for $18,400. †2. = shovel hat n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > vestments > headgear > [noun] > hat > shovel shovel hat1829 shovel1841 rehoboam1849 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. i. 11 A personage short of stature..bearing on broad shoulders a hawk's head..the whole surmounted by a Rheoboam [1850 Rehoboam], or shovel-hat, which he did not seem to think it necessary to lift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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