Kill-devil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kill-devil is a noun meaning (obsolete) Synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
Meaning
(obsolete) Synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
Example Sentences
KILL DEVIL. New ſtill-burnt rum.
...the chiefe fudling they make in the Island is Rumbullion, alias Kill-Devill, and this is made of suggar canes distilled, a hott, hellish and terrible liquor.
Without half the indulgences British troops have, were these poor miserable wretches left to their fate, not an allowance of spirits to render their water palatable, except new rum, which is not improperly termed "kill devil."
Some nights Musa brought her small gifts of rich molasses smuggled from the boiling house, or a tot of kill-devil made from the skimmings of the sugar vats that transformed the crushed cane into a harsh, courage-giving liquid.
Synonyms for kill-devil
Depending on context, synonyms include rum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rummy, he-devil, devil, yoke-devil, rumhound, bogey.
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