rum duken.

Brit.

/ˌrʌm ˈdjuːk/,

/ˌrʌm ˈdʒuːk/, U.S.

/ˌrəm ˈd(j)uk/,

/ˌrəm ˈdʒuk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rum adj.¹, duke n.

Etymology: < rum adj.¹ + duke n.

A handsome man of high esteem or social class. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Rum-duke, a jolly handsom Man.

1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer ii. iii. 20 You're a Justice of Peace, and you're a King, and I'm a Duke, and a Rum Duke, an't I?

1763 Brit. Mag. 4 372 I..soon acquired the appellations of a rum duke, a queer dog, and a choice spirit.

1793 C. Dibdin Younger Brother II. iv. ix. 274 It may be as well for you to keep a quiet tongue..and the rum duke too.

1884 D. MacRitchie Anc. & Mod. Britons 313 If such a representative of that class as the one recently selected—Prince Rupert—was ever spoken of as a Rum Duke..the expression conveyed, as Pierce Egan tells us, the highest possible respect.

1902 J. H. McCarthy If I were King ii. 42 ‘Now, now, my rum duke,’ he cried, ‘your loyalty need not take fire.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rum duke
释义	rum duken. Brit. /ˌrʌm ˈdjuːk/, /ˌrʌm ˈdʒuːk/, U.S. /ˌrəm ˈd(j)uk/, /ˌrəm ˈdʒuk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rum adj.¹, duke n. Etymology: < rum adj.¹ + duke n. A handsome man of high esteem or social class. Now rare. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Rum-duke, a jolly handsom Man. 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer ii. iii. 20 You're a Justice of Peace, and you're a King, and I'm a Duke, and a Rum Duke, an't I? 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 372 I..soon acquired the appellations of a rum duke, a queer dog, and a choice spirit. 1793 C. Dibdin Younger Brother II. iv. ix. 274 It may be as well for you to keep a quiet tongue..and the rum duke too. 1884 D. MacRitchie Anc. & Mod. Britons 313 If such a representative of that class as the one recently selected—Prince Rupert—was ever spoken of as a Rum Duke..the expression conveyed, as Pierce Egan tells us, the highest possible respect. 1902 J. H. McCarthy If I were King ii. 42 ‘Now, now, my rum duke,’ he cried, ‘your loyalty need not take fire.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1699
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