SHEBEEN


Meaning of SHEBEEN in English

/sheuh been"/ , n. Scot., Irish Eng., South African.

a tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally.

[ 1780-90; síbín illicit whiskey, place where such whiskey is sold (ellipsis from teach síbín shebeen house), orig., a unit of measure 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .