smuggler's bible

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items. slang
    — 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 the smuggler could get into it. ca. 1820 (?)”

词形变化

smugglers' bibles plural smuggler's Bible alternative

词源

Named after the smuggling practice of hiding contraband inside large hollowed-out books, especially Bibles. See Modern Mechanix for a 1928 example. Apparently it began as a term of art amongst book dealers; see the 1966 citation.
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