planter's punch

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noun

a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.

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Origin of planter's punch

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby planter's punch

plant bug, Plant City, plant-cutter, Plante, planter, planter's punch, plant food, planthopper, plant hormone, plantigrade, Plantin

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How to use planter's punch in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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Like Mike Tyson says, you have a great fight plan until you come out and take the first punch.
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“Ordinarily, you see punch-counterpunch-punch,” as the attacked party tries to fend off the intruder, the former official said.
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Hamo in alluding to the early cultivation of tobacco by the colony, says, that John Rolfe was the pioneer tobacco planter.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
And we will also settle and assure the particular rights and interests of every planter and adventurer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Never had Punch secured the telling of that tale with so little opposition.
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British Dictionary definitions for planter's punch

planter's punch

noun

a cocktail consisting of rum with lime or lemon juice and sugar

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