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joram

joram is the alternative spelling of jorum.

Meaning of jorum

Noun

jorum (plural jorums)

  1. A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).
    • Then come, put the jorum about, / And let us be merry and clever, / Our hearts and our liquors are stout, / Here's the Three Jolly Pigeons for ever.1773 (first performance), Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy, by Dr. Goldsmith. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as Performed at the Theatres-Royal...
  2. The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
    • To cure you at once of sciatical pains, / That hamper your body in dolorous pains, / And keep you confin'd in your sheets without motion, / Take me two jorams of wine for a potion, / Reserving two glasses by way of a lotion, / Which warm you'll apply to the part that's affected, / Then tip the...1812, J. F. N[eville], “A Rondeau by a French Joiner, Who Did Not Know His Letters!”, in Leisure-moments in the Camp and in the Guard-room, York: Printed by Thomas Wilson and Son, for the Author; and...
  3. (figuratively) A large quantity.
    • […] while Miss Skiffins brewed such a jorum of tea, that the pig in the back premises became strongly excited, and repeatedly expressed his desire to participate in the entertainment.1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XVIII, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 291

Proper noun capitalized: Joram

Joram

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • So turning hastily for the wagon, they beheld it afar off, going like Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, king Joram [of Israel]’s general, who slew Jezebel in the city of Jezreel.1833 September 14, “From the Nantucket Inquirer. The Newest News.”, in The United States Gazette, volume XXXIII, number 1957, Philadelphia, Pa.: Joseph R[ipley] Chandler, →OCLC, page [2], column 4
    • Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mushinske of Ridgewood announce the birth of a son, Joram Blake, on Dec. 24 in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City.1978 February 19, “Area Births”, in The Sunday News, volume 59, number 8, Ridgewood, N.J., →OCLC, pages 96, column 4, and 103, column 3

Forms of joram

pluraljorams

Origin of joram

From Hebrew יוֹרָם, a contracted form of יְהוֹרָם (yehorám, “Jehoram”).

Questions about joram

What does joram mean?
Joram means a male given name from Hebrew.
What is joram the alternative spelling of?
Joram is the alternative spelling of jorum.
What part of speech is joram?
Joram is a proper noun.

Words near joram in the dictionary

  1. Joppa
  2. JOPs
  3. jor
  4. Jor.
  5. Jora de Mijloc
  6. joram
  7. jorams
  8. Joran
  9. jorb
  10. jorbs
  11. Jordahl

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