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   boot·leg

   /ˈbo͞otˌleɡ/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of liquor, computer software, or recordings) made, distributed, or sold illegally: "bootleg cassettes"

   verb

   • 1. make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, especially liquor, computer software, or recordings) illegally: "he amassed a fortune bootlegging whiskey"

   noun

   • 1. an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert.
   • 2. a play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff and runs with the ball hidden next to his hip: "he scored on a 29-yard bootleg on fourth down"

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

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