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A hot alcoholic drink.

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Usage examples (3)
  • "Here, Lucy," Tam called out, passing her a battered mug, "p'raps a bit of rumfustian will change yer luck."
  • Alarmed by the sudden drain of color from his captain's face, one of the powder monkeys rushed forward, still clutching the bottle of whiskey that had kept him company after...
  • I say "almost" because immediately above the target word were: rumgumption (which in Scotland and in the north of England means ` keeness or shrewdness ') and rumfustian...
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