DCHP-2
permit runner West, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a person trading or selling whisky, especially as an illicit business, to the Indians.
See also: permit (def. 2b) whisky runner whisky trader
- 1953 During his years with the Mounted he had sneaked up on many a nest of "permit" runners. . . .
- 1953 During his years with the Mounted he had sneaked up on many a nest of "permit" runners. . . .