Antonyms for bootlegged


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : boot-legd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbutˌlɛgd


Definition of bootlegged

Origin :
  • "leg of a boot," 1630s, from boot (n.1) + leg (n.). As an adjective in reference to illegal iquor, 1889, American English slang, from the trick of concealing a flask of liquor down the leg of a high boot. Before that the bootleg was the place to secret knives and pistols.
  • As in bootleg : adj illegal
  • As in contraband : adj black-market; unlawful
  • As in smuggle : verb transfer illegal goods
  • As in traffic : verb buy and sell; do business
Example sentences :
  • He bootlegged upon a larger scale than do most of those pursuing this precarious avocation.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for bootlegged

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