HOMER


Meaning of HOMER in English

homer 1

/hoh"meuhr/ , n.

1. Baseball. See home run .

2. See homing pigeon .

v.i.

3. Baseball. to hit a home run: The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to take the game.

[ 1865-70; HOME + -ER 1 ]

homer 2

/hoh"meuhr/ , n.

a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in liquid measure or ten ephahs in dry measure. Also called kor .

[ 1525-35; homer lit., heap ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .