rum
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rum1
▶noun an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses.
■ N. Amer. any intoxicating drink.
– origin C17: perh. an abbrev. of obs. rumbullion, in the same sense.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rum2
▶adjective (rummer, rummest) Brit. informal, dated odd; peculiar.
– derivatives
rumly adverb,
rumness noun.
rumly adverb,
rumness noun.
– origin C18: of unknown origin.
'rum' also found in these Oxford entries:
baba
- bay rum
- cachaca
- Cuba libre
- daiquiri
- eggnog
- grog
- hard sauce
- main brace
- mai tai
- mountain dew
- pina colada
- planter's punch
- room
- rum baba
- rum butter
- rummy
- Russian tea
- shrub
- spirit
- swizzle
- tafia
- Tia Maria
