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Rum-running

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1916, OED Evaluation: N/A

the action of smuggling or trafficking illegal or prohibited liquor

ExampleMeaning
Speaker 1: Then there was a bit of rum-running. Speaker 2: Oh Belleville was noted for its rum-running. Speaker 1: Well they used to bring the liquor down from Corbyville, load it on the boats to take down to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Bootlegging but typically over water
Speaker: Laney Hart, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 66, Interview: 1975, Belleville
ExampleMeaning
Speaker 1: Oh Belleville was noted for its rum-running. Speaker 2: Well they used to bring the liquor down from Corbyville, load it on the boats to take down to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Bootlegging but typically over water
Speaker: Mrs. G. Brasswell, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 70, Interview: 1975, Belleville
ExampleMeaning
Oh men, men, men not just- and then of-course in Belleville why ah a lot of the people in Bellville used to do the rum-running across the lake you-know.
Bootlegging but typically over water
Speaker: Lora Schiper, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 80, Interview: 2007, Belleville
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