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rumrunning

rumrunning noun: illegal smuggling of rum.

Noun

rumrunning (uncountable)

  1. illegal smuggling of rum

Origin of rumrunning

From rum + running.

Questions about rumrunning

What does rumrunning mean?
Rumrunning means illegal smuggling of rum.
What part of speech is rumrunning?
Rumrunning is a noun.

Words near rumrunning in the dictionary

  1. rumpy-pumpy
  2. Rumrill
  3. Rumrills
  4. rumrunner
  5. rumrunners
  6. rumrunning
  7. rums
  8. Rumsby
  9. Rumsbys
  10. rumseller
  11. rumsellers

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