 Definitions of bootleg [ˈbutˌlɛg] 
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1. (n.) bootleg
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported.
2. bootleg
something made, reproduced, or sold unlawfully.
3. (v.t.) bootleg
to deal in (liquor or other goods) unlawfully.
4. (v.i.) bootleg
to make, transport, or sell something, esp. liquor, unlawfully or without registration or payment of taxes.
5. (adj.) bootleg
made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
6. bootleg
unlawful or clandestine.
Etymology: (1885–95, Amer.; so called from the practice of hiding a liquor bottle in the leg of one's boot)
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1. (noun) moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor
whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
2. (adj) bootleg
the part of a boot above the instep
3. (verb) bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled
distributed or sold illicitly
"the black economy pays no taxes"
4. (verb) bootleg
sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
"They were bootlegging whiskey"
5. (verb) bootleg
produce or distribute illegally
"bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"
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