Potheen

Potheen
Poteen Po*teen", Potheen Po*theen", n. [Ir. poitin a small pot, whisky made in private stills; cf. pota pot, fr. E. pot.] Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. [Written also {potteen}.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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