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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: rum #137553 01/21/2005 4:15 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I might have thought that spreading rum was the distribution of the tipple on a British ship, and therefore something to be looked forward to. But it seems to mean causing trouble or destruction. A tipple of rum a day Will keep the shivers away But shiver me timbers For them that remembers How to tipple a keg stowed-away. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted rum Owlbow 01/21/2005 3:20 PM Re: rum tsuwm 01/21/2005 3:33 PM Re: rum plutarch 01/21/2005 4:15 PM Re: rum Jackie 01/21/2005 4:15 PM oops! Owlbow 01/21/2005 5:13 PM Re: oops! tsuwm 01/21/2005 5:19 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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