blind tiger
nounChiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
an illegal saloon.
Origin of blind tiger
1An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; perhaps so called because exhibitions of natural curiosities served as fronts for such places
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How to use blind tiger in a sentence
And especially was it uncomfortable in the “blind tiger” of the Wyker eating-house.
Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarterIt was whispered through the county that a blind tiger was also operated there but this was not proven.
The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors | Nell SpeedThe “hole-in-the-wall” or “blind tiger” provides a rendezvous for all the outcasts of society.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 | VariousYou know my secon' husband was bad after blind tiger liquor, and harlot eyed, brassy, hussy women.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 | Works Projects AdministrationThere was information that Lafonte was running a blind tiger.
Our Southern Highlanders | Horace Kephart
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