SHEBEEN


Meaning of SHEBEEN in English

/ ʃɪˈbiːn; NAmE / noun

( informal ) (especially in Ireland, Scotland and South Africa) a place where alcoholic drinks are sold, usually illegally

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Anglo-Irish síbín , from séibe mugful.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.