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Bay Rum

an aromatic, spirituous liquid, used by hair dressers and perfumers, prepared in the West Indies by distilling rum in which bay leaves . Genuine bay rum is difficult to obtain except through importers.

Andalusia, province of Granada, formerly BAZA (bä'tha), an old town of Spain, a large and flourishing city. In 1810 the French, under Marshal Soult, here defeated defeated the Spaniards under Generals Blake and Freire.

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