See Also: Volstead(dictionary)

Volstead (iou)



Volstead noun. E20.
[A. J. Volstead (1860-1947), American legislator and originator of the prohibition Act passed in 1919 by the US Congress.]
US History. Used attrib. to designate the legislation which enforced alcohol prohibition in the US or the period (1920-33) during which it was in force.
Volsteadism noun (US History) the policy of the Volstead Act; prohibition: E20.