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rum tub

rum tub noun: the barrel from which sailors' daily rum rations were dispensed.

Noun

rum tub (plural rum tubs)

  1. (historical) The barrel from which sailors' daily rum rations were dispensed.

Forms of rum tub

pluralrum tubs

Questions about rum tub

What does rum tub mean?
Rum tub means the barrel from which sailors' daily rum rations were dispensed.
What part of speech is rum tub?
Rum tub is a noun.
What is the plural of rum tub?
The plural of rum tub is rum tubs.

Words near rum tub in the dictionary

  1. rum popo
  2. rum popos
  3. rum pum pum pum
  4. rum runner
  5. rum runners
  6. rum tub
  7. rum tubs
  8. rum tum ditty
  9. rum-dum
  10. rum-dumb
  11. rum-dumm

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