JEROBOAM

jeroboam, double-magnum

(noun) a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

Jeroboam, Jeroboam I

(noun) (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

jeroboam (plural jeroboams)

Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.

Etymology

Proper noun

Jeroboam

First king of the Kingdom of Israel.

Noun

Jeroboam (plural Jeroboams)

A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.

A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Synonyms

• double magnum

Source: Wiktionary

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