dry law

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noun

a law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages.

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How to use dry law in a sentence

A group of Elks come in, arm-linked, and start one wondering about the enforcement of the dry law.
Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
Then homewards wend my weary way, And read dry law books as I may, No solace will they yield.p.
Interludes|Horace Smith
To write is in my blood, although on the Huntingdon side it's only dry law books.
Georgina's Service Stars|Annie Fellows Johnston
I am armed with patience—I am told that I have got through the worst part of my profession, the reading of dry law.
Tales And Novels, Volume 7 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for dry law

dry law

noun

mainly US a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages

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