| 单词 | blind-pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblind-pig blind-pig n. U.S. colloquial a place where liquor is illicitly sold. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > illegal drinking-house shebeenc1787 joint1821 kiddleywink1830 blind tiger1857 shanty1862 dive1871 blind-pig1887 speakeasy1889 shebeen1900 booze can1905 speak1930 speako1931 nip joint1936 society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling liquor > unlicensed > specific illicit or illegal poteen shop1834 blind-pig1887 hole in the wall1887 speakeasy1889 1887 Minnesota Gen. Statutes Suppl. (1888) 248 Whoever shall attempt to evade or violate any of the laws of this state..by means of the artifice or contrivance known as the ‘Blind Pig’ or ‘Hole in the Wall’..shall..be punished. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 23 Sept. But a ‘blind pig’ is at best but a sordid institution. 1904 Harper's Weekly 20 Aug. 1272 Six non-commissioned officers have been reduced to the ranks for running what is technically known as a ‘blind pig’, or unlawful canteen. 1961 Spectator 28 July 135 Blind pigs—establishments with anonymous blank facades entered by a basement front door with a peep-hole. < as lemmas |
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