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Nelson's blood

Nelson's blood noun: rum (the drink).

Noun

Nelson's blood (uncountable)

  1. (slang) rum (the drink)

Origin of Nelson's blood

From a legend claiming that the body of Horatio Nelson was preserved in a cask of rum for transportation back to England after the Battle of Trafalgar; supposedly, sailors drilled into the cask and drank the rum during the voyage.

Questions about Nelson's blood

What does Nelson's blood mean?
Nelson's blood means rum (the drink).
What part of speech is Nelson's blood?
Nelson's blood is a noun.

Words near Nelson's blood in the dictionary

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  2. Nelson County
  3. Nelson Island
  4. Nelson Mandela Bay
  5. Nelson's bighorn
  6. Nelson's blood
  7. Nelson's elk
  8. Nelson's oriole
  9. Nelson's sparrow
  10. Nelson's sparrows
  11. Nelson's syndrome

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