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potheen |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poteen \Po*teen"\, Potheen \Po*theen"\, n. [Ir. poitin a small pot, whisky made in private stills; cf pota pot, fr E. pot.] Whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poteen \Po*teen"\, n. [Cf. Ir potaim poitim I drink, poitin a small pot.] Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. [Written also {potheen}, and {potteen}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Potheen \Po*theen"\, n. See {Poteen}.
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