POTEEN


Meaning of POTEEN in English

/peuh teen", -cheen", -theen", poh-/ , n.

1. the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.

2. illicitly distilled whiskey.

Also, potheen .

[ 1805-15; poitín lit., small pot, dim. of pota POT 1 ]

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