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Poteen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly by the Irish peasantry.

n. especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Whisky made in Ireland, especially that which is illicitly distilled, sometimes very strong.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

Word Usage

"The only case before us to-day is one of house-breaking, drunkenness from excessive use of poteen, which is an illegal drink, and resisting arrest by the police."

Equivalent

potheen

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

irish whisky Irish Irish whiskey