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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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rummer

(ˈrʌmə)
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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rum•mer

(ˈrʌm ər)

n.
a large drinking glass or cup.
[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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Noun1.rummer - a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts
drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking
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'His gills'll look rummer when he wakes; won't they?' says Bob.
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'a sharp one, like this: it's very improving; but this little argument about women brought to my mind a story I have heard an old uncle of mine tell, the recollection of which, just now, made me say there were rummer things than women to be met with, sometimes.'
'There's rummer things than women in this world though, mind you,' said the man with the black eye, slowly filling a large Dutch pipe, with a most capacious bowl.
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