bay rum
Americannoun
noun
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an aromatic liquid, used in medicines and cosmetics, originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree ( Pimenta racemosa ) with rum: now also synthesized from alcohol, water, and various oils
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another name for bayberry
Etymology
Origin of bay rum
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Russell’s Santa probably doesn’t smell like peppermint either, but he’s rough around the edges in just the right proportion to envision the guy being partial to a good quality bay rum.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2018
A correspondent believes it was misleading, in offering an original recipe for a cocktail inspired by bay rum, to strongly imply that Cardamaro and cardamom bitters share an interchangeable flavor.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2013
The marketers would suggest that bay rum appeals to the retrosexual because his grandfather wore it.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2013
Then he lurched up in adenoidal agony and knocked over a bottle of bay rum.
From Time Magazine Archive
To please him, Alba gave up the bay rum as an adolescent and rinsed her hair with parsley water, which allowed the green to reappear in its full leafmess.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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