Associations to the word «Rummer»

Wiktionary

RUMMER, noun. A large drinking-glass studded with prunts to ensure a safe grip, popular in the Rhineland and the Netherlands from the 15th century to the 17th century.

Dictionary definition

RUMMER, noun. A large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats