"blind pig" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-blind pig.ogg Forms: blind pigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blind pig (plural blind pigs)
  1. (US, slang) A blind tiger or speakeasy. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Bars, People Derived forms: blind pigger
    Sense id: en-blind_pig-en-noun-der7fsZO Disambiguation of Bars: 62 7 31 Disambiguation of People: 43 32 25 Categories (other): American English
  2. (Southern US) A police officer who has been bribed to ignore illegal activities. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-blind_pig-en-noun-zAilDZdk Categories (other): Southern US English
  3. (Internet) A Web address on the Deep Web that piggybacks on a public domain but is not visible to the system. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-blind_pig-en-noun-u~VW1j1t Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 18 21 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 11 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 10 75

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