bootleg

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. boot·leg [bootleg bootlegs bootlegged bootlegging] adjective, verb BrE [ˈbuːtleɡ] NAmE [ˈbuːtleɡ]
adjective only before noun
made and sold illegally
•a bootleg CD (= for example, one recorded illegally at a concert)
see also ↑pirate

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.

Example Bank:
•She was selling bootleg cassettes.
Derived Words: ↑bootlegger ▪ ↑bootlegging
 
verb (-gg-)~ sth
to make or sell goods, especially alcohol, illegally
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots.
 
 
▪ II. boot·leg noun
•a bootleg of the concert
Main entry: ↑bootleg_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  black, black-market, contraband, smuggled, moonshine, corn liquor