rumbustionn.

Brit.

/rʌmˈbʌstʃ(ə)n/,

/rəmˈbʌstʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌrəmˈbəstʃən/

Forms: 1600s rombostion, 1900s– rumbustion.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rumbullion n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain, as is the relationship to the slightly later synonym rum n.² Perhaps an alteration of rumbullion n.¹, after combustion n. (compare combustion n. 5b, and see discussion at rum n.²), with reference to the effect of the drink on the drinker.

rare (now historical).

Rum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > rum > [noun]

kill-devilc1651

rumbullionc1651

rumbustion1652

rum1654

molasses1772

bubbly1902

Tom Thumb1925

1652 Mercurius Politicus No. 90. 1435 Partly [through] 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.

1950 W. Matthews in Ess. Crit. & Hist. ded. Lily B. Campbell 124 Rum, a word which until well into the eighteenth century did not cease its fantastic gyrations between Rumbullion, Rumbustion, and Rum.

1969 Agric. Hist. 43 95 ‘Gentlemen Freeholders’, properly rewarded and fortified with ‘Bumbo’, ‘Rumbustion’, or ‘Kill Devil’, cast their votes.

1997 Stuff Feb.–Mar. 142/3 Distilled from fermented sugar cane, British sailors came across ‘rumbustion’ (owing to the effect it had on the drinker) in the West Indies and duly brought it back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumbustion
释义	rumbustionn. Brit. /rʌmˈbʌstʃ(ə)n/, /rəmˈbʌstʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌrəmˈbəstʃən/ Forms: 1600s rombostion, 1900s– rumbustion. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rumbullion n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain, as is the relationship to the slightly later synonym rum n.² Perhaps an alteration of rumbullion n.¹, after combustion n. (compare combustion n. 5b, and see discussion at rum n.²), with reference to the effect of the drink on the drinker. rare (now historical). Rum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > rum > [noun] kill-devilc1651 rumbullionc1651 rumbustion1652 rum1654 molasses1772 bubbly1902 Tom Thumb1925 1652 Mercurius Politicus No. 90. 1435 Partly [through] 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. 1950 W. Matthews in Ess. Crit. & Hist. ded. Lily B. Campbell 124 Rum, a word which until well into the eighteenth century did not cease its fantastic gyrations between Rumbullion, Rumbustion, and Rum. 1969 Agric. Hist. 43 95 ‘Gentlemen Freeholders’, properly rewarded and fortified with ‘Bumbo’, ‘Rumbustion’, or ‘Kill Devil’, cast their votes. 1997 Stuff Feb.–Mar. 142/3 Distilled from fermented sugar cane, British sailors came across ‘rumbustion’ (owing to the effect it had on the drinker) in the West Indies and duly brought it back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652
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