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单词 bootlegging
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bootlegging in British English

present participle of verb
bootleg
 

bootleg in British English

(ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ)
verbWord forms: -legs, -legging or -legged
1. 
to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol)
noun
2. 
something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US
3. 
an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc
adjective
4. 
produced, distributed, or sold illicitly
bootleg whisky
bootleg tapes
Derived forms
bootlegger (ˈbootˌlegger)
noun
Word origin
C17: see boot1, leg; from the practice of smugglers of carrying bottles of liquor concealed in theirboots

Examples of 'bootlegging' in a sentence
bootlegging

It turns out he is a criminal who made his money out of bootlegging.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
When increasing price has been applied to tobacco, it has caused bootlegging and counterfeiting on a huge scale.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His most lucrative business was gasoline bootlegging, but his activities extended to union kickbacks, gambling, loan sharks and white-collar fraud.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A family doctor falsely claimed to be a war hero while secretly running a bootlegging racket trading in blackmarket cigarettes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the second episode of an unmissable series, the main players continue to muscle in on the bootlegging bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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