rummer

Definition

A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.

Etymology

Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.

Example Sentences

• "I won, and regaled myself with cold roast beef and rummers of punch."