blind tiger

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

1. A speakeasy.
2. (slang) A drug joint where illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.

Synonyms

• (speakeasy): blind pig, speakeasy

Translations

speakeasy — see speakeasy

drug joint

• Dutch: drugtent
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• Khmer: ខ្លាខ្វាក់ (klaa kvak)

Etymology 2

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Noun

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.

Translations

shogi piece

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盲虎 (mánghǔ)

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• Japanese: 盲虎 (mōko)

See also

• blind tiger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia