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[ vol-sted, vohl- ] / ˈvɒl stɛd, ˈvoʊl- /
nounAndrew Joseph, 1860–1946, U.S. legislator. OTHER WORDS FROM Volsteadpost-Volstead, adjectivepre-Volstead, adjectiveWords nearby Volsteadvolost, volplane, vols., Volsci, Volscian, Volstead, Volstead Act, Volsteadism, Volsung, Volsunga Saga, volt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for VolsteadThe result of Volstead can be summed up with one infamous name: Al Capone. Pot's Got a Gangster Problem|Ilana Glazer|February 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST “There's nothing in the Volstead Act that says a person cannot drink,” he said. 5 Alternatives to Obama and Romney in the Presidential Race|Ben Jacobs|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Even before the Volstead act liquor was spiritually a prescription rather than a beverage. Seeing Things at Night|Heywood Broun This is the wisdom which moves them to secret laughter when they find their brothers in the throes of Volstead and Krafts. Nonsenseorship|G. G. Putnam and Others
This was long before anybody had ever heard of the now illustrious Mr. Volstead. Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday You may remember that King Cole called for his bowl just as if there were no such thing as a Volstead amendment. Pieces of Hate|Heywood Broun And now with this Volstead act being pushed so hard it's kind of inconvenient gettin' a crowd of men into the right frame of mind. Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford
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