under-the-counter

adjective

Definition of under-the-counter

: surreptitious and usually irregular or illicit under-the-counter liquor sales

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under the control of

under-the-counter

under (the) cover of darkness/night

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under the guise of

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The first known use of under-the-counter was in 1926

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