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jeroboam

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jer·o·bo·am  (jr-bm)
n.
A wine bottle holding 4/5 of a gallon (3.03 liters).
[After Jeroboam I (died c. 901 b.c.), king of northern Israel.]
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Noun1.jeroboamJeroboam - (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
Jeroboam I
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
2.jeroboam - a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
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wine bottle - a bottle for holding wine


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The Pequod's signal was at last responded to by the stranger's setting her own; which proved the ship to be the Jeroboam of Nantucket.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Jeroboam set up a golden calf here to fascinate his people and keep them from making dangerous trips to Jerusalem to worship, which might result in a return to their rightful allegiance.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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