tullsnok

Swedish

Etymology

tull (“customs”) +‎ snok (“snoop”)

Noun

tullsnok c

  1. (derogatory, dated) customs inspector, customs officer
    Synonyms: tullinspektör, tulltjänsteman, derogatory: tullhaj, tullhund, tullråtta
    • 1900, Oscar Levertin, chapter V, in Magistrarne i Österås‎, pages 91–92:
      Där låg Blockhusudden med sitt hvita hus, sina tullsnokar och den första hälsningsbägaren för hufvudstaden i skepparnas starka porto.
      There lay Blockhusudden with its white house, its customs snoops and the first cup in greetings for the capital with the skippers' strong port.

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