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rummer noun [ ˈrʌmə ]

• a large drinking glass.
Origin: mid 17th century: of Low Dutch origin; related to Dutch roemer ; the original meaning is perhaps ‘Roman glass’.

rum adjective

• odd; peculiar.
• "it's a rum business, certainly"
Similar: odd, strange, peculiar, unusual, funny, bizarre, queer, weird, curious, abnormal, singular, suspicious, suspect, dubious, questionable, unco, funny peculiar,
Opposite: ordinary, normal,
Origin: late 18th century: of unknown origin.


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