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Rumville

Rumville is the alternative spelling of Rum-ville.

Meaning of Rum-ville

Proper noun

Rum-ville

  1. (UK, archaic, thieves' cant) London, England.
    • "And said if we'd meet him at the boozing-ken with the dell and kinchin co, he'd carry them off to Rum-ville," continued the first speaker.1861, Lady Esther Hope, The Blue Dwarf, page 21

Questions about Rumville

What is Rumville the alternative spelling of?
Rumville is the alternative spelling of Rum-ville.

Words near Rumville in the dictionary

  1. rumspringas
  2. rumswizzle
  3. rumswizzles
  4. rumtini
  5. rumtinis
  6. Rumville
  7. Rumworth
  8. run
  9. run a bath
  10. run a fever
  11. run a mile

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