Ivory that has been poached or trafficked though illegal or immoral methods. The implication is that the product has been figuratively stained with the blood of protected animals or law enforcement officials who have been the victims of smugglers. “Blood diamonds” is a comparable term.
Portuguese customs officials seized 2 kilos of red ivory shipped from North Africa.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.