rum ration
Naval spirit portion
A rum ration is an allotment of rum distributed to sailors or soldiers, historically a daily entitlement in the British Royal Navy until 1970.
The practice extended to other navies and military forces.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for any regular allocation of alcohol or other indulgence: After a long week, I've earned my rum ration.
- grogDiluted spirits, often rum
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- navyMaritime military force
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- able seamanCertified deck crew rank
tot · splice · deck · ship · high seas · barrel · daily · seaman · admiral · galley · mess · dram · allowance · maritime · swig · copper · copper pot · ladle
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, HMS Victory, battleship
- naval traditionscrossing the line, ringing bells, watches, ship christening, ship's bell
- rum historymolasses, sugarcane, distillation, grog, triangle trade
- WWI InfantryTommies, Tommy, riflemen, trench warfare, bayonet
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
voluntary vs. mandatory consumption
rum rationpersonal choice