rumhound

English

Etymology

From rum +‎ hound.

Noun

rumhound (plural rumhounds)

  1. (slang) A drunkard who drinks rum.
    • 1943, Ben Field, The Outside Leaf, page 73:
      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.
    • 1961, Joshua M. Craig, Tales Out of School, page 3:
      He's young to be such a rumhound, Jim thought.
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