# smuggler's bible

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.

## Etymology
Named after the smuggling practice of hiding contraband inside large hollowed-out books, especially Bibles. See Modern Mechanix for a 1928 example. Apparently it began as a term of art amongst book dealers; see the 1966 citation.

## Source
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