The practice of smuggling wool or sheep out of England; the trade of an owler. In early use frequently attributive, as owling trade, etc. Now histo…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > smuggling > of certain goods or provisions (5) owling1698 The practice of smuggling wool or sheep out of England; the trade of an owler. In early use frequently attributive, as owling trade, etc. Now histo… woollinga1722 Carrying of wool, esp. illicitly (= owling, n.). gun-running1883 the practice of illegally conveying firearms and ammunition into a country. drug trafficking1912 (a) n. the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs; (b) adj. involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs. rum-running1916 the action of smuggling or trafficking illegal or prohibited liquor (frequently attributive). |
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