JEROBOAM


Meaning of JEROBOAM in English

[ ˌdʒɛrə'bəʊəm ]

■ noun a wine bottle with a capacity four times larger than that of an ordinary bottle.

Origin

C19: named after Jeroboam , a king of Israel.

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