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Definition of Jamaica rum
1. Noun. Heavy pungent rum from Jamaica.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jamaica Rum
Literary usage of Jamaica rum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1859)
"... it in a little good old Jamaica rum. « No, Sir," was the Doctor's decided reply.
<< Why, Sir," said the other, " what harm will it do ? ..."
2. The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of by Parliament, Great Britain, House of Commons (1778)
"... What was the general average price of Jamaica rum here at the maft ? he ...
the average pi ice of merchantable Jamaica rum in general, at the maft, ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"A single ounce of the oil Jamaica rum, with a little essential oil of
pimento (allspice), some acetic ether, a few pounds of sugar, and ten gallons of water ..."
4. Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1859)
"... ounce of the oil Jamaica rum, with a little essential oil of pimento (allspice),
some acetic ether, a few pounds of sugar, and ten gallons of water, ..."
5. Olivette: Opera Comique in Three Acts by Edmond Audran, Alfred Duru, Henri Chivot, Angier, J. W. Norris (1881)
"Jamaica rum! Who in thy praise is dumb? The strong, the weak, the gay, the glum,
... Jamaica rum I &c. Mi3. And when your lass will prove unkind, ..."
6. Principles of Political Economy by Arthur Latham Perry (1890)
"New England rum was made out of molasses, and Jamaica rum was its competitor in
public favor; distillers in the neighborhood of Boston and Salem wanted ..."
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