1
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)
2
: alcoholic liquor
the demon rum
rummer; rummest
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Noun
a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum
Adjective
They're a pretty rum lot.
she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
During the slave trade, brandy was replaced with rum which was readily available in the Caribbean.
—Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The first rum is from Barbados, which like the other two rums was distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2024 at 92 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
During the slave trade, brandy was replaced with rum which was readily available in the Caribbean.
—Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured in ex-rum casks before being finished for three years in barrels that previously contained Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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“Rum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rum. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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