blind tiger

noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

an illegal saloon.

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Nearby words

blind side, blind snake, blind spot, blind staggers, blind stamping, blind tiger, blind trust, blind-emboss, blind-stamp, blindage, blindcat

Origin of blind tiger

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; perhaps so called because exhibitions of natural curiosities served as fronts for such places

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