Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A redness or an eruption of inflamed pimples on the nose or face of a man who drinks ardent spirits to excess. Also called rum-blossom, toddy-blossom.
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- noun archaic The network of burst blood vessels on the face and particularly the nose of a heavy drinker.
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She was commanded by one Captain Neatby, something of a favourite I believe in the passenger trade -- a careful old man with bow-legs and a fiery grog-blossom of a nose.
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"That blob's always there, Paddy," cried one of the men; "it's a grog-blossom."
Twice Bought 1859
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