liquor thief

English

Noun

liquor thief (plural liquor thieves)

1. (dated) A tube for taking samples of liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.

   Synonyms: sampling thief, sampling tube, thief tube

References

• “liquor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.