Salmanazar

[sal-muh-naz-er]

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noun

a wine bottle holding from 10 to 12 quarts (9.5 to 11.4 liters).

Salmanazar

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noun

a wine bottle holding the equivalent of twelve normal bottles (approximately 312 ounces)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Salmanazar¹

First recorded in 1930–35; variant of Shalmaneser, name of biblical king (2 Kings 18:9)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Salmanazar¹

C19: humorous allusion to an Assyrian king mentioned in the Bible (II Kings 17:3); compare _jeroboam

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He ticked the sizes off in increasing grades of rarity: the Salmanazar, nine liters; the Nebuchadnezzar, 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.

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The bottles come in 1.5-liter and 3-liter versions, plus a Salmanazar, which holds 9 liters.

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A 9-liter bottle — known as a Salmanazar — represents a case.

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"Well and good," replied Salmanazar; and he summoned Bankala.

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"Well, then, thou wilt die," rejoined Salmanazar, settling himself again in his chair.

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salmagundi Rushdie, Salman

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