poteen
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po·teen
(pə-tēn′, pō-, pə-chēn′)n.
Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey.
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poteen
(pɒˈtiːn) orpoitín
n
(Brewing) (in Ireland) illicit spirit, often distilled from potatoes
[C19: from Irish poitín little pot, from pota pot]
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po•teen
(pəˈtin, -ˈtʃin, -ˈθin, poʊ-)n.
(in Ireland) illicitly distilled whiskey.
[1805–15; < Irish poitín literally, small pot, diminutive of pota pot1]
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poteen
An Irish word meaning little pot, used to mean Irish whiskey distilled illegally.
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