smugboat

A contraband boat on the coast of China; an opium boat. smug'-gle, v . t. & i. [Dan. smugle ; i smug =in secret, privately; smughandel =contraband trade; cf. Dan. smöge a narrow pa age; Sw smug a =a lurking-hole; Icel.smug a a hole to creep through; smjúga (pa. t. smaug , pl. smúgu , pa. par. smoginn ) =to creep; A. S. smeógan, smúgan =to creep.] A. Transitive : 1. Lit .: To import or export secretly, and against the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law. "And I had the greatest reason to believe that not a single article was smuggled by any of our people."- Cook : First Voyages, bk. i., ch. ii. destinely. 2. Fig .: To convey, manage, or introduce clan"He never scamped his le on or smuggled cigars into the dormitory."- St . James's Gazette. B. In trans.: To practice smuggling.