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nelson's blood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
nel-son's blood
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

rum (the drink)

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From a legend claiming that the body of Horatio Nelson was preserved in a cask of rum for transportation back to England after the Battle of Trafalgar; supposedly, sailors drilled into the cask and drank the rum during the voyage.

Usage

Questions

What does nelson's blood mean?
rum (the drink)
Where does nelson's blood come from?
From a legend claiming that the body of Horatio Nelson was preserved in a cask of rum for transportation back to England after the Battle of Trafalgar; supposedly, sailors drilled into the cask and drank the rum during the voyage.

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