Definitions
distributed or sold illicitly
Word origin
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
Used in a sentence
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.”
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg whiskey from a still hidden in the backwoods.”
“In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Illegally copied”7 letters
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