rumbo

Definition

A type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog.

Etymology

Arbitrary extension of rum; or perhaps compare rumbullion.

Example Sentences

• "Your worship would have seen him before now; for, when he is well, he and my good master Hatchway come hither every evening, and drink a couple of canns of rumbo apiece […]."
• "Will you have a can of flip, or a jorum of hot rumbo?"