taggeenn.
/təˈɡiːn/, U.S. /təˈɡin/, Irish English /təˈɡiːn/ Anglo-Irish.
A small cup or glass (of spirits); a ‘dram’.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > a drink of
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1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. i. 10 ‘There's no bath in the house, sir..but..would ye like a taggeen?’ This alternative proposal proved to be a glass of raw whisky.
1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger iii. 35 Doing the dirty work of some cowardly crawler, who's bought you for a plug of tobacco and a taggeen of rum.
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