[So called in allusion to Jeroboam, ‘a mighty man of valour’ (1 Kings xi. 28), ‘who made Israel to sin’ (xiv. 16).] A large bowl or goblet; a very large wine-bottle.
1816. Scott, Bl. Dwarf, xiii. Or make a brandy jeroboam in a frosty morning.
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Jeroboam, a capacious bowl or goblet; otherwise, and more generally, called a Joram.
1889. Daily News, 27 July, 3/5. Enormous bottles of fabulous content called ‘Jeroboams,’ which some say contain 10, others 12 ordinary bottles.
