(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
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a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
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THE MARQUESS of Salisbury will not be holding any more big dinner parties - next Thursday, at Christie's, he is selling his last jeroboam of 1864 Chateau Latour.
The buyer will have an anxious moment before he serves this rare remnant. The jeroboam is the star of a spectacular wine auction, the best at Christie's for many years.