rum bosun

noun

A sailor tasked with collecting the rum in a "fanny" (metal container) for the distribution of the daily rum ration.

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Meanings

nounrum bosun (plural rum bosuns)

plural rum bosuns

  1. historicalnauticalA sailor tasked with collecting the rum in a "fanny" (metal container) for the distribution of the daily rum ration.
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APA

rum bosun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20bosun

MLA

“rum bosun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20bosun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rum bosun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20bosun.

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