Meanings
nounrumhound (plural rumhounds)
plural rumhounds
- slangA drunkard who drinks rum.
He's young to be such a rumhound, Jim thought.
1961, Joshua M. Craig, Tales Out of School, page 31 more example
The rumhound and loafer had hoed next to Mary, had left double plants, and had in places dug curved marks as if he were playing marbles.
1943, Ben Field, The Outside Leaf, page 73
Origin
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rumhound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumhound
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“rumhound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumhound. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rumhound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumhound.
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