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May 6, 2011
This week's themeBiblical characters who became words This week's words jonah jezebel jehu judas jorum This week's comments AWADmail 462 Next week's theme There is a word for it 
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PRONUNCIATION:
(JOHR-uhm)
MEANING:
noun:1. A large drinking vessel or its contents. 2. A great quantity. ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps after Joram, a character in the Old Testament, who took vessels
of silver, gold, and brass to King David. Earliest documented use: 1730.
USAGE:
"He sought for more liquor, found it, and poured himself a big jorum."J. Allan Dunn; Rimrock Trail; Doubleday; 1921. See more usage examples of jorum in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met. -Rodney Dangerfield, comedian (1921-2004)
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