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Jorum Johr Uhm Noun Large Drinking Vessel Contents Great

Jorum is a large drinking vessel or its contents, or a great quantity of something.

Jorum es un recipiente grande para beber o su contenido, o una gran cantidad de algo.

Front jorum \JOHR-uhm\
Back noun
1. A large drinking vessel or its contents.
2. A great quantity.

[Perhaps after Joram, a character in the Old Testament, who took vessels of silver, gold, and brass to King David. Earliest documented use: 1730.]

"He sought for more liquor, found it, and poured himself a big jorum." - J. Allan Dunn; Rimrock Trail; Doubleday; 1921. 

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