Rumbo
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog. archaic, uncountable
"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 […]."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Galician.
Example
More examples"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 […]."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Arbitrary extension of rum; or perhaps compare rumbullion.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Galician Rumbo, a habitational surname.
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