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blind tiger

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Etymology 1 edit

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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]
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Noun edit

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

  1. (slang) A speakeasy.
    Synonyms: blind pig, speakeasy
  2. (slang) A drug joint where illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.
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speakeasy — see speakeasy

Etymology 2 edit

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Noun edit

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.
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