Jeroboam

(jer′ə bōəm)

noun

  1. Bible the first king of Israel: 1 Kings 11:26-14:20
  2. Winemaking a wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 3 liters, or about twice as much as a magnum

Origin: Heb yārobhʼām, lit., prob., the people increases

See Jeroboam in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A wine bottle holding 4/5 of a gallon (3.03 liters).

Origin:

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

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