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blue seal

noun

Etymology

See blue + seal. From the blue seal import duty sticker labels on cigarette packs.

  1. derived from *selk-✻ — “to pull”
  2. inherited from *selhaz✻
  3. inherited from *selh✻
  4. inherited from seolh
  5. inherited from sel
  6. compounded as blue seal — “blue + seal”

Definitions

  1. An imported version of a locally produced cigarette that is usually untaxed.

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