Rehoboam

See also: rehoboam

English

Etymology

After Rehoboam, Judean king.

Noun

Rehoboam (plural Rehoboams)

  1. A bottle of Champagne or Burgundy wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Usage notes

A Bordeaux wine bottle with this volume is called a Jeroboam.

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