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rumhound

rumhound noun: a drunkard who drinks rum.

Noun

rumhound (plural rumhounds)

  1. (slang) A drunkard who drinks rum.
    • The rumhound and loafer had hoed next to Mary, had left double plants, and had in places dug curved marks as if he were playing marbles.1943, Ben Field, The Outside Leaf, page 73
    • He's young to be such a rumhound, Jim thought.1961, Joshua M. Craig, Tales Out of School, page 3

Forms of rumhound

pluralrumhounds

Origin of rumhound

From rum + hound.

Questions about rumhound

What does rumhound mean?
Rumhound means a drunkard who drinks rum.
What part of speech is rumhound?
Rumhound is a noun.
What is the plural of rumhound?
The plural of rumhound is rumhounds.

Words near rumhound in the dictionary

  1. Rumfords
  2. rumfustian
  3. rumfustians
  4. rumgumption
  5. rumgumptious
  6. rumhound
  7. rumhounds
  8. Rumi
  9. Rumi cheese
  10. Rumian
  11. rumicin

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