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Jeroboam

[ jer-uh-boh-uhm ]

noun

  1. the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.
  2. (lowercase) a large wine bottle having a capacity of about four ordinary bottles or 3 liters (3.3 quarts).


Jeroboam

1

/ ËŒ»åÏôÉ›°ùəˈ²úəʊə³¾ /

noun

  1. the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922–?901 bc )
  2. king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786–?746 bc )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

jeroboam

2

/ ËŒ»åÏôÉ›°ùəˈ²úəʊə³¾ /

noun

  1. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of four normal bottles (approximately 104 ounces) Also calleddouble-magnum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Jeroboam1

C19: humorous allusion to Jeroboam (sense 1), described as a ``mighty man of valour'' (I Kings 11:28) who ``made Israel to sin'' (I Kings 14:16)
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Aguirre has taught Jay the correct pronunciation of many French perfume names and has put him on to all-time favorites, like Jeroboam’s Oriento, a jammy rose patchouli with a sparkling saffron top note.

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He never seemed to find the right occasion for a Jeroboam, which contains the equivalent of four regular bottles of wine.

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Current excavators favour a construction date in the first half of the eighth century bc, during the reign of Jeroboam II; a few think the structure is not a stable, but storehouses or barracks.

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After Renaldo Maurice crouched and collapsed to the floor, Jeroboam Bozeman collected his body and propped him up so that they sat back to back.

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Midway through Jeroboam Bozeman provided an unforgettable statement of unleashed violence and at the end Chalvar Monteiro supplied an incredibly supple depiction of despair.

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