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rum⋅mer

  [ruhm-er]
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–noun
a large drinking glass or cup.
Origin:
1645–55; < D roemer large wine glass, esp. for Rhine wine, perh. deriv. of roemen to praise (as in drinking a toast)
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rum 2   (rŭm)   
adj.   rum·mer, rum·mest Chiefly British

  1. Odd; strange.

  2. Presenting danger or difficulty.


[Origin unknown.]
rum·mer   (rŭm'ər)   
n.  A large drinking cup or glass.

[German Römer, from Dutch roemer, from roem, praise, from Middle Dutch.]
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