[ ʃɪ'bi:n ]
■ noun (especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcoholic drink.
Origin
C18: from Anglo-Ir. síbín , from séibe 'mugful'.
[ ʃɪ'bi:n ]
■ noun (especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcoholic drink.
Origin
C18: from Anglo-Ir. síbín , from séibe 'mugful'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004