bay rum
a fragrant liquid used chiefly as an aftershaving lotion, prepared by distilling the leaves of the tropical American bay, Pimenta racemosa, with rum or by mixing oil from the leaves with alcohol, water, and other oils.
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How to use bay rum in a sentence
You see, he'd forgot to buy any rum when we was in our last port and, havin' the bay rum along he fetched that.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. LincolnA charming addition to the safety razor is a little fountain attachment that sprinkles the user with bay rum.
The Foolish Almanak | AnonymousIf sufficient friction can not be given, a small amount of bay rum applied with the palm of the hand will be found efficacious.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham BurroughsYsobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
Just Around the Corner | Fannie HurstI'm like Joel Knowles—he said when he couldn't get whisky he worried along best he could with bay rum.
The Woman-Haters | Joseph C. Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for bay rum
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
bay rum tree another name for bayberry (def. 2)
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