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blind tiger

blind tiger noun: a speakeasy.

Noun (1)

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

  1. (slang) A speakeasy.
    Synonyms:
    blind pig, speakeasy
  2. (slang) A drug joint where the illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.
  3. Used other than in slang form, see blind, tiger

Noun (2)

blind tiger (plural blind tigers)

  1. A piece that can move one step in any direction except forward, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants.

Synonyms of blind tiger

Forms of blind tiger

pluralblind tigers

Origin of blind tiger

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Questions about blind tiger

What does blind tiger mean?
Blind tiger means a speakeasy.
What part of speech is blind tiger?
Blind tiger is a noun.
What is the plural of blind tiger?
The plural of blind tiger is blind tigers.

Words near blind tiger in the dictionary

  1. blind swipe
  2. blind test
  3. blind tests
  4. blind thrust fault
  5. blind thrust faults
  6. blind tiger
  7. blind tigers
  8. blind tooling
  9. blind trust
  10. blind trusts
  11. blind typewriter

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