rumkin

noun

rum·​kin

ˈrəm(p)kə̇n

plural -s

archaic

: a drinking vessel

Word History

Etymology

probably from obsolete Dutch roomerken, probably from Dutch roemer, romer rummer + -ken -kin

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

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