Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumhound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rumhound
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drunkard who drinks rum.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"He's young to be such a rumhound, Jim thought."

Etymology

From rum + hound.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

rumhounds (plural)

Questions

What does rumhound mean?: A drunkard who drinks rum.
Where does rumhound come from?: From rum + hound.

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