rummer
ər noun
a large drinking glass or cup.
Origin:
1645–55; < Dutch roemer large wine glass, especially for Rhine wine, perhaps derivative of roemen to praise (as in drinking a toast)
1645–55; < Dutch roemer large wine glass, especially for Rhine wine, perhaps derivative of roemen to praise (as in drinking a toast)
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| —n | |
| a drinking glass, typically having an ovoid bowl on a short stem | |
| [C17: from Dutch roemer a glass for drinking toasts, from roemen to praise] | |
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