A j volstead
[vol-sted, vohl-] /ˈvɒl stɛd, ˈvoʊl-/
noun
andrew joseph, 1860–1946, u.s. legislator.
related forms
post-volstead, adjective
pre-volstead, adjective
volstead
in reference to prohibition legislation in u.s., 1920, from u.s. rep. andrew j. volstead (1860-1947), republican of minnesota, who introduced the bill in 1919 that prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of beverages containing more than 0.5 percent alcohol.
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