English Explanatory Dictionary

blind tiger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A speakeasy.
  2. A drug joint where the illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.
  3. Used other than in slang form, see blind, tiger
noun
  1. A piece that can move one step in any direction except forward, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants.

Pronunciation

En-au-blind tiger.ogg

Word forms

blind tiger blind tigers

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Synonyms

blind pig speakeasy
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