What does buttlegging mean?
Buttlegging means (informal) The smuggling of cigarettes..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) The smuggling of cigarettes..
Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]
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Buttlegging means (informal) The smuggling of cigarettes..
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Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]
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