Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Rum
Rum adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
Both words in one sentence
- Rum and gin are particularly common choices for East Coast micros, as they can claim a connection to history (particularly as respects rum).
- So let's combine the rum with a lime (which is a much more common fruit in the game anyway).
Source: Combinatorial Explosion -
At the time, the rum ration was hallowed tradition and medical common sense in the Royal Navy and one of the reasons Jack Aubrey chose to return to the Galapagos Islands was to replenish his food stocks.
Source: Military Moonshiner
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