WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
blind′ ti′ger, [Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsan illegal saloon.
  • perh. so called because exhibitions of natural curiosities served as fronts for such places 1855–60, American.

'blind tiger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blind pig

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