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Meaning of buttlegging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The smuggling of cigarettes.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Buttleman Buttler buttlicker buttload buttmunch buttmuncher

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