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rummer¹

Where it comes from

Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.

noun rummers

  1. A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem. I won, and regaled myself with cold roast beef and rummers of punch.

rummer²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adjective

  1. comparative comparative form of rum: more rum

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noun large drinking-glass

DeutschRömer

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@misc{rummer_2026,
  title = {rummer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rummer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}