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Vinony

rummer

noun

  1. English drinking glass with a capacious bowl on a short stem
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. comparative form of rum: more rum

noun

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.

  1. A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.

    “I won, and regaled myself with cold roast beef and rummers of punch.”