smuggling
(noun) secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smuggling
present participle of smuggle
smuggling (countable and uncountable, plural smugglings)
An act of something being smuggled.
Source: Wiktionary
Smug"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smuggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Smuggling.] Etym: [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to eat in secret, AS. smgan to creep. See Smock.]
1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace.
2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Smug"gle, v. i.
Definition: To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
