ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Buttlegging

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Buttlegging is a noun meaning (informal) The smuggling of cigarettes.

Meaning

(informal) The smuggling of cigarettes.

Example Sentences

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 […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include buttlegger, legger, bootlegger, smug, baccy, smuggler.

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