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.]
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Po*teen" (?), 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.
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