blind tiger
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English
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Etymology 1
[edit]Said to be from a practice of charging admission to see a blind animal and providing liquor for free[https://books.google.com/books?id=qn-DASgdhiAC&pg=PA46]Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
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Noun
[edit]blind tiger (plural blind tigers)
- (slang) A speakeasy.
- (slang) A drug joint where illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.
Translations
[edit]speakeasy — see speakeasy
drug joint
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Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]blind tiger (plural blind tigers)
- (shogi) A piece that can move one step in any direction except forward, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants.
