rum

• As the place was horribly unsavoury, they were glad to get on deck again Buckra ossifer no find rum--rum all gone!" —  The Three Lieutenants
• The rum which is given to the soldiers of the British army before a charge, or in the extreme cold of the trenches, has taught some men to drink who had not contracted the habit before. —  With Our Soldiers in France
• West India rum was the favorite drink of the people, because the cheapest, and was bought by the puncheon. —  History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia
• He began with the storming of Kalat er-rum, a fortress on the Upper Euphrates in the neighbourhood of Bireh, the possession of which was important both for the defence of Northern Syria and for attacks on Armenia and Asia Minor. —  History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)
• Then at night we'll drop in to see our friends, the mast-cutters, an' settle up an old score once an' fer all What was said further Jean could not distinguish, for several men just then lifted up their voices in a rough song, showing that the rum was already taking effect. —  The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists

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