rumbustion
rumbustion noun: synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
Noun
rumbustion (countable and uncountable, plural rumbustions)
- Synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
- ... Partly the Brandewin wherewith we have furnisht him, the spirits of Rombostion, which our men there make him, and other good hopes we give him, he becomes very valiant ...1652, Mercurius Politicus, No. 90, p. 1435
- Both rumbullion and rumbustion, two early dialect names, may have referred to the violence that the drink was said to cause.2001, Barb Bancroft, An Apple a Day..., page 194
- Synonyms:
- rum
Synonyms of rumbustion
Forms of rumbustion
| plural | rumbustions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rombostion |
Origin of rumbustion
Uncertain. The forms rhum and rumbullion appear around the same time.
Words formed from rumbustion
Questions about rumbustion
- What does rumbustion mean?
- Rumbustion means synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
- What part of speech is rumbustion?
- Rumbustion is a noun.
- What is the plural of rumbustion?
- The plural of rumbustion is rumbustions.
Words near rumbustion in the dictionary
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