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Nelson's blood
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English
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.
Noun
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en slang rum the drink
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