[rʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses
(e.g: she fortified herself with a large tot of rum)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense

[rʌm], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- odd; peculiar
(e.g: it's a rum business, certainly)


Phrases:
- a rum go

Origin:
mid 18th century: of unknown origin