单词 | rum puncheon |
释义 | > as lemmasrum puncheon rum puncheon n. a large barrel or cask used for storing or transporting rum; (also) a person who drinks rum excessively, a drunkard. ΚΠ 1760 C. Macklin Scotsman's Remarks on Love a la Mode 13 He..blazons forth to her the advantages that she will have, though sprung from sugar-hogsheads, rum-puncheons, a compting-house, &c. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 201 She'd sooner have you than that old rum-puncheon Heale. 1979 M. B. Quinion Drink for its Time (Mus. Cider, Hereford) 18 One can still find so many rum puncheons on Herefordshire farms. 2005 Standard (St. Catharines, Ont.) (Nexis) 13 May a6 We got two rum puncheons, one from our ship and another from a nearby ship. < as lemmas |
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