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smugglers' bibles

smugglers' bibles is the plural of smuggler's bible.

Meaning of smuggler's bible

Noun

smuggler's bible (plural smugglers' bibles)

  1. (slang) A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.
    • Inside the Bible's cover is pasted a bookseller's label identifying the article: “A Smuggler's Bible. Used by smugglers on both sides of the Atlantic in the early nineteenth century to conceal small objects of value. Actually a mere box, this ‘Bible’ could be used to contain any assortment of goods...1966, Joseph McElroy, A Smuggler's Bible, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., →ISBN, page 327
    Synonyms:
    hollow book

Questions about smugglers' bibles

What is smugglers' bibles the plural of?
Smugglers' bibles is the plural of smuggler's bible.

Words near smugglers' bibles in the dictionary

  1. smuggler
  2. smuggler's bible
  3. smuggler's Bibles
  4. smuggler's moon
  5. smugglers
  6. smugglers' bibles
  7. smugglery
  8. smuggles
  9. smuggles past
  10. smugglesome
  11. smuggling

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