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THIS IS NOT CERTAIN .BUT I'VE HEARD IT IS BECAUSE THE MEN UNLOADING THE BOOZE AT THE SEA WOULD BE IN WATER HANDLING THE PRODUCT TO SHORE.THUS THEY HAD TO WEAR HIP WADERS AND FISHERMANS BOOTS. ASK HIM.
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∙ 13y agoThe term goes back to the olden days when smugglers used their high boots and baggy pantlegs to conceal the illegal goods they were carrying.
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How does bootlegger relate to overall US history?
During the prohibition era people would strap bottles of alcohol to their boot. this came the term bootlegger because they would put the illegal alcohol on the leg of their boot.
What is a bootlegger?
A bootlegger is a person who Carrie illegal beer into America.
When did William McCoy - bootlegger - die?
William McCoy - bootlegger - died in 1948.
When was William McCoy - bootlegger - born?
William McCoy - bootlegger - was born in 1877.
How do you use bootlegger in a sentence?
He's in jail right now, for being a bootlegger.
What are the release dates for The Bootlegger - 1911?
The Bootlegger - 1911 was released on: USA: 14 November 1911
What did a bootlegger smuggle into the US from other countries?
What did a "bootlegger" smuggle into the United States from other countries?
What is a sentence for bootlegging?
The bootlegging wine was sold at a reasonable price.
How does bootlegger relate the 1920s?
In the 1920s, a bootlegger produce alcoholic beverages and supply them to speakeasies because of Prohibition.
Who was the most famous bootlegger of the 1920's?
Al Capone was a famous gangster/bootlegger of the 1920's.
Origin of term oceanography?
greek is the origin of oceanography
What is the term for mass movement that is of volcanic origin?
lahar is the term for mass movement that is volcanic in origin
