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homer | somer |

As a proper noun homer

is ancient greek poet; author of the iliad and the odyssey or homer can be .

As a noun somer is

(obsolete|or|eye dialect) summer.

homer

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten s, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.
  • * 1611, ,
    • The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer', and the ephah the tenth part of an '''homer''': the measure thereof shall be after the ' homer .
  • * 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses ,
    • Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.

    Etymology 2

    From home.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run
    • The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
  • A homing pigeon
    • Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
  • (sports) A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.
    • Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.
    • The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
    Synonyms
    * to jack

    See also

    * single * double * triple

    somer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, or, eye dialect) Summer.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1853, author=Various, title=Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=To the examples alleged by Richardson, in his Dictionary'', add the following: "I se it by ensaunple In somer tyme on trowes; Ther some bowes ben leved, And some bereth none, There is a meschief in the ''more Of swiche manere bowes." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1895, author=John Knox, title=The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6), chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=In Scotland, that somer , was nothing but myrth; for all yead[515] with the preastis eavin at thare awin pleasur. }}

    Anagrams

    * English eye dialect ----