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poteen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | irish, irish whiskey, irish whisky |
Examples of poteen
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As the poteen flows and the story unwinds, more is revealed about the brothers'situation.
From the suntimes.com
Molly and Lardy get stuck into the poteen and reminisce.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Prissy Valene arranges his religious figurines, admires his new stove and hordes his poteen and chips.
From the suntimes.com
The product of illegal stills in the United States is commonly referred to as moonshine and in Ireland, poteen.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
- Poitu00EDn (Irish pronunciation:u00A0), anglicized as potcheen or poteen (/u02C8pu028Atu0283iu02D0n/ PUUT-cheen), is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40%u201390% ABV). Poitu00EDn was traditionally distilled in a small pot still and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning "pot". The Irish word for a hangover is pu00F3it...
- Irish term for illicit spirit made form malted barley occasionally from potatoes but more commonly made today from molasses.
- Illicitly distilled whisky; also spelled poitin, and known as moonshine by Americans
