bootleg

English

verb
Definitions
  • (chiefly) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
  • (transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
  • (intransitive) To engage in bootlegging.

Etymology

Compound from English boot (profit, remedy) + English leg (verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament).

Origin

English

leg

Gloss

verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament

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