Noun : a jorum of punch. From Dictionary.com.
She was confident that William had received "jorum," and that marks of it might yet be found. From Wordnik.com. [Master William Mitten: or, A Youth of Brilliant Talents, Who Was Ruined by Bad Luck] Reference
And a cup, a generous jorum, of boiling cocoa nibs. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18] Reference
A jorum of gin and water, or a mug of beer, was what. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
In the mean time the jorum of ale was in continual circulation. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873] Reference
When safe inside, he made a stiff jorum of grog, and then fell comfortably asleep. From Wordnik.com. [Willis the Pilot] Reference
Pre-Adamite sop, or the ruins of some enormous jorum of antediluvian toast-and-water. From Wordnik.com. [The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices] Reference
And as he spoke he contrived to swallow a jorum of scalding tea, containing in measure somewhat near a pint. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Thorne] Reference
Dan had a stone jar in his hand, and he poured a stiff jorum, and held it to auld Kate, greetin 'at the fireside. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
So saying, the good fellow went to work to prepare a jorum of that fragrant beverage, and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [Five Weeks in a Balloon] Reference
At last he resumed his human shape, and sat before me like "Andes, giant of the Western Star," tippling the jorum, and sighing deeply. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 359, March 7, 1829] Reference
I can brew up as good a jorum of tea as you ever drank. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Avonlea] Reference
Hark! my merry comrades call me, bawling for another jorum. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Humorous Verse] Reference
To the jam-jorum Corkey must be civil, as he will tell you. From Wordnik.com. [David Lockwin—The People's Idol] Reference
Peter literally fulfilled his promise of taking a jorum in future. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three] Reference
"Then set to, and make the young gents a whole jorum of good hot tea.". From Wordnik.com. [The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias] Reference
"I tell you, what!" said he, "Mr. Markham give Bill Mitten jorum to-day!". From Wordnik.com. [Master William Mitten: or, A Youth of Brilliant Talents, Who Was Ruined by Bad Luck] Reference
Then he set the piece down by the fireside, drained his hot jorum, and. From Wordnik.com. [Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago] Reference
He laughed, seeing that she did not understand, and poured out a jorum of coffee. From Wordnik.com. [The Belovéd Vagabond] Reference
At length, however, on the right side of the limb, she found the palpable marks of "jorum.". From Wordnik.com. [Master William Mitten: or, A Youth of Brilliant Talents, Who Was Ruined by Bad Luck] Reference
Tom poured out the last of it and set a stone jorum of rum in readiness on the table over against the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Guns of the Gods]
As he came I poured out a second jorum of coffee, and remembering that he liked it sweet, put in plenty of sugar. From Wordnik.com. [Allan and the Holy Flower] Reference
And he is himself altogether unarmed; for his jack-knife is gone -- hypothecated to pay for his last jorum of grog!. From Wordnik.com. [The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea] Reference
You, for instance, when you are over your fourth or fifth jorum, chirping about old school occurrences, are the best of realities. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb] Reference
In all probability he has eaten supper at the house, and at that moment is enjoying a jorum of whisky punch, quite forgetful of him. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Shot A Story Retold] Reference
Then he set the jorum down on the end of the table farthest from the wall, to the best of his judgment out of reach from the window. From Wordnik.com. [Guns of the Gods]
Suppose ERSKINE would dip it in the jorum and stir the liquor round. ". From Wordnik.com. [Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 16, 1892] Reference
A locker, and mixed in a heavy, clumsy glass a stiff jorum of brandy with water from a kettle on the stove. From Wordnik.com. [Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore] Reference
A good jorum, and he brisked up at that, and we got on the horses and away, with the bauchles raining round our lugs and the horses sketch. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
"Go, fetch my pen, sweet Margot, and a jorum of your wine!. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac] Reference
Come, dame, and let us have a right hearty jorum of this inimitable drink. ". From Wordnik.com. [Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17] Reference
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