Meaning of smuggler's Bible | Babel Free
Definitions
A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.
Examples
“Inside the Bible's cover⟳ is pasted a bookseller's label⟳ identifying the article: “A Smuggler's Bible. Used by smugglers on both sides of the Atlantic in the early nineteenth century to conceal small objects of value. Actually a mere box, this ‘Bible’ could be used to contain⟳ any assortment of goods the smuggler could get⟳ into it. ca. 1820 (?)””
“As the novel proceeds, various kinds of smuggling and allied dishonesties such as counterfeiting and forging are worked into the text, and by the end⟳ Brooke's manuscript is placed in a smuggler's bible on shipboard.”
“A ‘smuggler's bible’ is a facsimile of the sacred book which contains nothing but can carry⟳ anything.”
“I filled him in on Simon and the vacuum press⟳ before I explained about my condolence visit⟳ the past Friday, and the tabs of Ecstacy in the smuggler's Bible.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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