Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (W.I.) a large, solid cake.

1943

cited in Cassidy & LePage Dict. Jam. Eng. (1980).

2. (W.I., Jam.) home-distilled rum.

1980

(con. 1950s) M. Thelwell Harder They Come 46: A demi-john of raw, white estate rum known locally as Joe Lewis or rude-to-parents because of its potency.

3. (US) ‘bad’ or homemade liquor.

1967–70

in DARE.