Saturday, November 11, 2006
Jorum
A jorum is a large drinking bowl. In fact, that's the way I like my latte. And my moccacino, for that matter. So perhaps I'll ask for a jorum of latte next time I'm in a cafe. Sonnjea B, word imp extraordinaire, got the most votes for her picture of a jorum as a group of people at a jousting match. Well done, Sonnjea.
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A jorum is a working worm or bee or ant.
A jorum is a tree that is similar to the maple tree. It's sap has a rum flavor.
A jorum is the group of people assembled to watch a jousting match. In golf, it's a gallery -- in jousting, a jorum. Unlike the gallery, the jorum doesn't have to be silent at key moments. In fact, a jorum is encouraged to be quite vocal.
Well, Word Imperfect, you actually just about hit the nail on the head. Jorum is an old nautical term referring to how the sailors' daily rations of rum were measured out. The old seafarers were entitled to 2 jorums of rum during warm weather, which was increased to 4 jorums in a cold spell. One jorum is equal to 50ml, so fairly generous rations!
Jorum is a noun used to describe the majority of sports fans who agree that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
"When Monsignor Paul Hanly Furfey gave a sermon on helping the poor, he began with an anecdote about the post-game jorum collecting $1 million in donations."
A jorum is a club for people who like to eat ice cream for breakfast.
A jorum is the name given to a group of jurors who have come to a majority verdict.
"The jorum has decided that the defendant is GUILTY"
A jorum is Latin for "germ."
A jorum is a man who is prone to pauses and stutters and fills his conversational gaps with "um..." or "uh...".
A female equivalent to a jorum, is known as the florum.
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