blind tiger

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

1. (slang) A speakeasy.

   Synonyms: blind pig, speakeasy

2. (slang) A drug joint where the illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.

Translations

speakeasy — see speakeasy

drug joint

• Dutch: drugtent
• Khmer: ខ្លាខ្វាក់ (klaa kvak)

Etymology 2

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Noun

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

1. (shogi) A piece that can move one step in any direction except forward, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants.

Translations

shogi piece

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盲虎 (mánghǔ)

• Japanese: 盲虎 (mōko)

Further reading

• speakeasy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia