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(idiomatic) A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.

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smuggler's bible

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smuggler's bible

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idiomatic

(idiomatic) A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.

Japanese Meaning

内部が一部取り除かれ、小物などを収納するために改造された書籍。

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She slipped the smuggler's bible off the shelf and opened it, revealing a concealed cavity filled with folded banknotes.

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彼女は棚から中をくり抜いた本をそっと取り出して開くと、折りたたんだ紙幣が詰められた隠しの空洞が現れた。

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(idiomatic) A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.

Inside the Bible's cover is pasted a bookseller's label identifying the article: “A Smuggler's Bible. Used by smugglers on both sides of the Atlantic in the early nineteenth century to conceal small objects of value. Actually a mere box, this ‘Bible’ could be used to contain any assortment of goods the smuggler could get into it. ca. 1820 (?)”

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smugglers' bibles

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