jeroboam

Definition of Jeroboam in English :

1. jeroboam, jeroboam i

(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)

2. double-magnum, jeroboam

a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jeroboam

noun Old Testament

1.

the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922–?901 bc)

2.

king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786–?746 bc)

noun

a wine bottle holding the equivalent of four normal bottles (approximately 104 ounces)

. Also called: double-magnum

noun

1. Bible

the first king of Israel: 1 Kings 11:26-14:20

2. [usuallyj-]; Winemaking

a wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 3 liters, or about twice as much as a magnum

n.

1. A wine bottle holding 3 liters (approximately 0.8 gallon) of sparkling wine.

2. A wine bottle holding 4.5 liters (approximately 1.2 gallons) of still wine.