单词 | rumbullion |
释义 | rumbullionn.1 Now historical. Rum; a glass or drink of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > rum > [noun] kill-devilc1651 rumbullionc1651 rumbustion1652 rum1654 molasses1772 bubbly1902 Tom Thumb1925 c1651 in N. D. Davis Cavaliers & Roundheads Barbados (1887) vi. 112 The chiefe fudling they make in the Island is Rumbullion, alias Kill-Devill, and this is made of suggar canes distilled, a hott, hellish and terrible liquor. 1660 in J. H. Lefroy Mem. Bermudas (1879) II. xii. 139 John Moclarie an Irishman haueing..vndertaken to deliuer a caske of Rumbullian to the Gouernors Negroe woman Sarah Simon. 1672 W. Hughes Amer. Physitian 34 They..make a sort of Strong-Water, they call Rum or Rumbullion, stronger than Spirit of Wine. 1712 J. Norris Profitable Advice for Rich & Poor 69 Most Men are so bewitch'd or delighted with the beloved strong Rum, (Rumbullion or Kill-Devil, as a certain Author calls it) that they think no Liquor comparable thereto. 1867 F. H. Ludlow Little Brother 280 ‘Rumbullion indeed!’ said Daniel. ‘A hundred Rumbullions could not make me feel as I do.’ 1920 J. E. Gillespie Infl. Overseas Expansion on Eng. ii. 73 At least one intoxicating drink, rum or rumbullion, was manufactured in the West Indies and shipped to England as a finished product. 1941 M. Hallgren Landscape of Freedom iii. 67 The Puritan divine..not only tolerated but himself served hot rumbullion at his table. 1972 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 19 Katie! A brace of rumbullions. Fast as you can brew 'em! 1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food xvi. 562 Rumbullion was made from the boiling of sugar-cane stems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rumbullionn.2 Now historical and rare. 1. A large variety of peach with yellow flesh and skin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > peach > types of peach presse1604 avant-peach1611 man peach1629 nutmeg1629 Roman peach1629 muscat1664 Rambouillet1664 winter peach1664 rumbullion1670 Orleans1674 pavie1675 Magdalenea1678 minion1691 admirable1693 maudlin1699 clingstone1705 nipple peach1719 rareripe1722 melter1766 vanguard1786 freestone1807 cling1845 lemon cling1848 peregrine1903 doughnut peach1993 1670 L. Meager Eng. Gardener 84/2 Names of divers sorts of Peaches... Rumbullion. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Peach-tree The Rumbillion is the noblest and fairest of all the yellow Peaches. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Persica The Rumbullion is a middle-siz'd Fruit. 1802 W. Forsyth Treat. Fruit-trees iii. 25 The Rambouillet (commonly called the Rumbullion) is pretty large. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 714 Rambouillet, Rumbullion. 1917 U. P. Hedrick Peaches of N.Y. vi. 458 Rumbullion... Fruit large, light yellow, with a red blush. 2. A variety of gooseberry with yellow or green skin, used chiefly for bottling. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant producing edible berries > gooseberry bush > types of rumbullion1779 Whitesmith1801 1779 J. Abercrombie Brit. Fruit-gardener 161 Great Rumbullion Gooseberry. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 16 in Gardeners Daily Assistant Gooseberries:..Rombullion. 1835 Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2nd Ser. 1 231 Rumbullion..is a great favourite in the gardens round London, where it has been grown upwards of forty years. 1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 87 Gooseberries. Rumbullion..much grown for bottling. 1925 U. P. Hedrick Small Fruits N.Y. ii. xiii. 347 Rumbullion..; fruit small to medium in size, nearly round, slightly hairy, green, sweet; good. 2002 N. Drayson Confessing Murder xxvi. 272 There are three Ficus, another with leaves resembling a fig but fruit more like a rumbullion, being sour-skinned and filled with sweet, seedy pulp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1c1651n.21670 |
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