/ ˌriːəˈbəʊəm; NAmE -ˈboʊ-/ noun
a wine bottle which holds six times as much wine as an ordinary bottle
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from the name Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of ancient Israel c. 930-c. 915 BC.
/ ˌriːəˈbəʊəm; NAmE -ˈboʊ-/ noun
a wine bottle which holds six times as much wine as an ordinary bottle
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from the name Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of ancient Israel c. 930-c. 915 BC.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005