| bay rum | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an aromatic liquid, used in medicines and cosmetics, originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree (Pimenta racemosa) with rum: now also synthesized from alcohol, water, and various oils |
| 2. | bay rum tree another name for bayberry |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |