contraband
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Is contraband a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of contraband?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.uncountableusually
2. (uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.uncountableusually
3. (countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.Examples: "While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty."UScountablehistoricalusually
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.Examples: "there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded"obsolete
2. (obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.Examples: "The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary