jorum

Etymology

 * perhaps from the name of, who “brought with him [to King David] vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass” (Bible (King James Version), 2 Samuel 8:10; compare ); or from.

Noun

 * 1) A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).
 * 2) * 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, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the Prompt-books, by Permission of the Managers. “The lines distinguished by inverted commas, are omitted in the representation.”, London: Printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, published 1791, 645786039, Act I, scene ii; republished in Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays, volume IX, London: Printed for, and under the direction of, George Cawthorn, British Library, Strand, 1797,  472479652 , page 19:
 * 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.
 * 1) * 1841, C[harles] Dibdin, Jun., “All in His Glory”, in ; Thomas [John] Dibdin, Songs, Naval and National, of the Late Charles Dibdin; with a Memoir and Addenda. Collected and Arranged by Thomas Dibdin, Author of “The English Fleet,” “Cabinet,” &c. &c. With Characteristic Sketches by , London: John Murray, . (Publisher to the Admiralty.), 558164904, page 268:
 * In battle one day, with a jorum of flip, / Jack, while crossing the deck, began reeling, / And fell, for his leg was shot off at the hip, / But the liquor he just saved from spilling.
 * 1) * 1988, J[ames] F[arl] Powers, “Priestly Fellowship”, in , New York, N.Y.:, ISBN 978-0-394-49609-2 ; republished New York, N.Y.: , 2000, ISBN 978-0-940322-24-0 , page 175:
 * You see, at that time, in the Duchy of Brunswick, or Braunschweig, now part of Germany, it was the custom for friendly groups to drink from the same receptacle, in this case a jorum, or basin—a good idea, rightly understood, in that it made for communitas, or community,
 * 1)  A large quantity.
 * 2) The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
 * 1)  A large quantity.
 * 2) The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
 * 1) The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
 * 1) The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.