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romekin

romekin noun: a drinking-cup.

Noun

romekin (plural romekins)

  1. (obsolete) A drinking-cup.
    • VVine, ever flovving in large Saxon Romekins / About my board; […]1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...

Forms of romekin

pluralromekins
alternative formromkin

Origin of romekin

Compare rummer and ramekin.

Questions about romekin

What does romekin mean?
Romekin means a drinking-cup.
What part of speech is romekin?
Romekin is a noun.
What is the plural of romekin?
The plural of romekin is romekins.

Words near romekin in the dictionary

  1. Rome-scots
  2. romedies
  3. romedy
  4. romeite
  5. romeites
  6. romekin
  7. romekins
  8. Romeldale
  9. Romeldales
  10. Romelt
  11. romeo

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