rum

Rum is an alcoholic drink that is made from sugar cane or molasses.

(noun)

An example of rum is Bacardi Dark rum.

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See rum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented sugar cane, molasses, etc.
  2. ☆ alcoholic liquor in general

Origin: short for rumbullion, orig. Devonshire dial., uproar, tumult < ?

adjective

  1. odd; strange; queer
  2. bad, poor, etc.: a rum joke

Origin: < obs. rum, good, great < ? Rom, a Gypsy: see Romany

See rum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugar cane.
  2. Intoxicating beverages.

Origin:

Origin: Probably short for obsolete rumbullion

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adjective rum·mer, rum·mest
Chiefly British
  1. Odd; strange.
  2. Presenting danger or difficulty.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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