Kill-devil

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Rum obsolete, uncountable

    "The chief fuddling they make in the island is Rumbullion alias Kill-Divil, and this is made of sugar canes distilled, a hot hellish, and terrible liquor."

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"The chief fuddling they make in the island is Rumbullion alias Kill-Divil, and this is made of sugar canes distilled, a hot hellish, and terrible liquor."

Etymology

From kill + devil.

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