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jorum definition

jo·rum (jō′rəm, jôr′əm)

noun

  1. a large drinking bowl
  2. the amount of liquor that it holds

Etymology: prob. after Joram (2 Sam. 8:10), bringer of silver vessels < Heb Yōrām

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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