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planter's punch

American  

noun

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

planter's punch British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of planter's punch

First recorded in 1840–50

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At the big beach hotels, where the price of a planter's punch increases with the size of the orchestra, the music is a little smoother, but it is still stubbornly repetitious.

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