smuggler's bible

短语

词形变化

smugglers' bibles 复数 smugglers' bibles

别名

smuggler's Bible

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.

    俚语

词源

Named after the smuggling practice of hiding contraband inside large hollowed-out books, especially Bibles. See Modern Mechanix for a 1928 example. Apparently it began as a term of art amongst book dealers; see the 1966 citation.

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