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Bootleg

Posted by Bruce Kahl on April 16, 2001

In Reply to: Bootleg posted by R. Berg on April 16, 2001

"From smugglers' practice of carrying liquor in the legs of tall boots."

That's it?
The obvious?
And here I thought it was gonna be a real mystery with tons of Latin, Greek and Phoenician roots.(:
Thanx Ms.B!

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