elliptical for Jamaica coffee, rum, etc.

a colourless variety of rum.

New England rum. Obsolete.

U.S. An alcoholic drink, esp. rum, sweetened with molasses. Obsolete.

a dark-coloured variety of rum with a stronger flavour than lighter types; cf. light rum n., white rum n.

= dark rum n. at dark, adj. compounds 2 (cf. white rum n. at white, adj. n.compounds 1f).

a colourless variety of rum, having a more subtle flavour than darker types; = white rum n. at white, adj. n.compounds 1f; cf. dark rum n. at dark…

rum.

A proprietary name for a West Indian rum produced by the Compania Ron Bacardi, originally in Cuba.

In Brazil: raw white rum distilled from sugar cane. Cf. cachaça, n.

British Navy slang. Rum of the kind formerly issued to naval personnel; a ration of this. rare. Now historical.

Originally slang. A proprietary name for: a dark rum made in Newfoundland.

A type of rum or tequila that has been aged in the barrel for at least a year. Cf. reposado, n.