rum tub

noun

The barrel from which sailors' daily rum rations were dispensed.

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Meanings

nounrum tub (plural rum tubs)

plural rum tubs

  1. historicalnauticalThe barrel from which sailors' daily rum rations were dispensed.
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APA

rum tub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20tub

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“rum tub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20tub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rum tub,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rum%20tub.

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