rum store

rum n . . . they had a RUM STORE with Puncheons and Tierces of rum. . . . .Just before leaving some time in October they would have part of a Tierce of Rum left over and Capt Sam would come in the Rum store and give the Cask a kick with his foot and say Ned boy just about enough for you and your man...

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Summary:rum n . . . they had a RUM STORE with Puncheons and Tierces of rum. . . . .Just before leaving some time in October they would have part of a Tierce of Rum left over and Capt Sam would come in the Rum store and give the Cask a kick with his foot and say Ned boy just about enough for you and your man for the Winter. DNE-cit Should this be men? JH 11/75 Not used Not used Withdrawn There is an arrow drawn from the beginning of the entry in Editor's Notes, block 2 to "man" in the last line of the quote.