Jointist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint" obsolete
"In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]"
Example
More examples"In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]"
Etymology
From joint (“restaurant, bar, or nightclub”) + -ist.
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