bootlegged

[ boot-legd ]

/ ˈbutˌlɛgd /

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Origin of bootlegged

see origin at bootleg, -ed³

Definition for bootlegged (2 of 2)

bootleg

[ boot-leg ]

/ ˈbutˌlɛg /

noun

alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.

the part of a boot that covers the leg.

something, as a recording, made, reproduced, or sold illegally or without authorization: a flurry of bootlegs to cash in on the rock star's death.

verb (used with object), boot·legged, boot·leg·ging.

to deal in (liquor or other goods) unlawfully.

verb (used without object), boot·legged, boot·leg·ging.

to make, transport, or sell something, especially liquor, illegally or without registration or payment of taxes.

adjective

made, sold, or transported unlawfully.

illegal or clandestine.

of or relating to bootlegging.

Origin of bootleg

1625–35, Americanism; boot¹ + leg; secondary senses arose from practice of hiding a liquor bottle in the leg of one's boot

OTHER WORDS FROM bootleg

boot·leg·ger, noun

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Examples from the Web for bootlegged

The Chinese making money off bootlegged versions of Lincoln is most definitely not acceptable.
Bootleg Empire: America the Smuggler Nation|Cameron Martin|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He bootlegged upon a larger scale than do most of those pursuing this precarious avocation.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for bootlegged

bootleg

/ (ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ) /

verb -legs, -legging or -legged

to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol)

noun

something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US

an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc

adjective

produced, distributed, or sold illicitlybootleg whisky; bootleg tapes

Derived forms of bootleg

bootlegger, noun

Word Origin for bootleg

C17: see boot 1, leg; from the practice of smugglers of carrying bottles of liquor concealed in their boots

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noun

verb (used with object), boot·legged, boot·leg·ging.

verb (used without object), boot·legged, boot·leg·ging.

adjective

Origin of bootleg

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verb -legs, -legging or -legged

noun

adjective

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