jeroboam

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(jĕr'ə-bō'əm) pronunciation
n.
A wine bottle holding 4/5 of a gallon (3.03 liters).

[After Jeroboam I (died c. 901 B.C.), king of northern Israel.]


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an oversize wine bottle holding about four 26-ounce quarts
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For a list of words related to jeroboam, see:
  • Special Measures - jeroboam: unit of liquid volume equal to two magnums or approximately 4/5 gallon (3 l), esp. for wine; double magnum
  • Bottles - jeroboam: oversize wine bottle that holds 3 liters (3.17 quarts)
  • Glass and Ceramics - jeroboam: oversized wine bottle with capacity of 3 liters (3.3 quarts)
  • Drinking Terms - jeroboam: oversized wine bottle holding approximately 3 liters (3.3 quarts)


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Zeruah (in the Old Testament)
Jeroboam I (king in the Old Testament)
Jeroboam II (king in the Old Testament)