Jeroboam

[ jer-uh-boh-uhm ]
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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).

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British Dictionary definitions for jeroboam (1 of 2)

jeroboam

/ (ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm) /


noun
  1. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of four normal bottles (approximately 104 ounces): Also called: double-magnum

Origin of jeroboam

1
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)

British Dictionary definitions for Jeroboam (2 of 2)

Jeroboam

/ (ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm) /


nounOld Testament
  1. the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922–?901 bc)

  2. king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786–?746 bc)

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