Volstead

[ vol-sted, vohl- ]

noun

1. Andrew Joseph, 1860–1946, U.S. legislator.

Other Words From

• post-Volstead adjective
• pre-Volstead adjective

Example Sentences

The result of Volstead can be summed up with one infamous name: Al Capone.

From The Daily Beast

“There's nothing in the Volstead Act that says a person cannot drink,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

This was long before anybody had ever heard of the now illustrious Mr. Volstead.

From Project Gutenberg

You may remember that King Cole called for his bowl just as if there were no such thing as a Volstead amendment.

From Project Gutenberg

The trouble was that, unlike the Volstead Act, the scientific prohibitions aroused no opposition from the man in the street.

From Project Gutenberg

Even before the Volstead act liquor was spiritually a prescription rather than a beverage.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg