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Rodney, n.2|ˈrɒdnɪ| The name of George Brydges, Lord Rodney (1718–92), English Admiral, used attrib. and absol. of a type of decanter designed with a wide base for use on shipboard.
1943Apollo XXXVIII. 140/1 There was the barrel-shaped ‘Rodney’ decanter with ringed neck from 1788 to 1795. 1970G. Savage Dict. Antiques 358/2 Rodney decantors are, in general, the more profusely ornamented. 1986‘J. Gash’ Moonspender xxii. 175 He served brandy from a Rodney decanter... The name is Admiral Rodney's... True Rodneys are post 1782, the year of his great victory. 1988R. Feild Which? Guide to Buying Antiques (rev. ed.) 60/1 Ships' decanters (‘Rodneys’ for example) from 1780 with wide flattened bases and bodies. |