rum : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
  

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Bay" rum"

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1. A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. ✍ The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry (Myrcia acris). The bay rum of the Pharmacopoeia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water.

Webster 1913

• noun West Indian tree; source of bay rum
  Pimenta acris; Jamaica bayberry; bayberry; wild cinnamon.
  

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• rum in which cherries have been steeped.

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• noun dark rum from Guyana
  demerara.
  

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• noun heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
  

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• noun a baba soaked in rum
  baba au rhum.
  

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• a grog blossom. Colloq.

Webster 1913

• noun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
  black cherry tree; Prunus serotina; black cherry.
  

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• noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
  daiquiri.
  

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• noun enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  copper nose; hypertrophic rosacea; rum nose; brandy nose; rhinophyma; toper's nose; potato nose; hammer nose.
  

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• a drink composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, with some flavoring extract.

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• noun a sling made with rum
  

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• noun enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  copper nose; hypertrophic rosacea; rum nose; brandy nose; rhinophyma; toper's nose; potato nose; hammer nose.
  

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