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bootleg [′büt‚leg] (mining engineering) A hole, shaped somewhat like the leg of a boot, caused by a blast that has failed to shatter the rock properly. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Great War is over, the Jazz Age has begun, and Lilly Harrison's husband has fled to New Orleans, leaving her to face the dangerous bootleggers and narcotics dealers of Tampa. They also tangle with their rivals, the Gashouse Gang, and catch tire thieves and gas bootleggers. Glendale police officers took on bootleggers and airmen in the 1920s, a decade when the department had both a ``liquor detail'' and an ``air policeman'' charged with citing pilots for flying violations committed over the city. |
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