shebeen

[ shuh-been ]

/ ʃəˈbin /

noun Scot., Irish English, South African.

a tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally.

Origin of shebeen

1780–90; <Irish síbín illicit whiskey, place where such whiskey is sold (ellipsis from teach síbín shebeen house), originally, a unit of measure <English chopin

Words nearby shebeen

sheaves, Sheba, shebang, Sheba, Queen of, Shebat, shebeen, Shebeli, Sheboygan, Shechem, She Chi, Shechina

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Example sentences from the Web for shebeen

There was a bitter taste in his mouth, and a pain in his ear where somebody'd hit him during a shebeen brawl the night before.
The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. Reynard
Shebeen or sheebeen; an unlicensed public-house or alehouse where spirits are sold on the sly.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
On reaching St. John's he would go to a shebeen that he knew, in a narrow and secluded back street, and there rent a room.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
In this lane at the time to which we allude the widow Mulready kept the shebeen shop, of which mention has before been made.
The Macdermots of Ballycloran|Anthony Trollope

Schele de Vere derives it from the French cabane, but it seems rather more likely that it is from the Irish shebeen.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for shebeen

shebeen

shebean

/ (ʃɪˈbiːn) /

noun

Irish, Scot and Southern African a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally

(in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence

(in South Africa) a place where Black African men engage in social drinking

(in the US and Ireland) weak beer

Word Origin for shebeen

C18: from Irish Gaelic síbín beer of poor quality

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单词	shebeen
释义	shebeen [ shuh-been ] / ʃəˈbin / noun Scot., Irish English, South African. a tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally. Origin of shebeen 1780–90; <Irish síbín illicit whiskey, place where such whiskey is sold (ellipsis from teach síbín shebeen house), originally, a unit of measure <English chopin Words nearby shebeen sheaves, Sheba, shebang, Sheba, Queen of, Shebat, shebeen, Shebeli, Sheboygan, Shechem, She Chi, Shechina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shebeen There was a bitter taste in his mouth, and a pain in his ear where somebody'd hit him during a shebeen brawl the night before. The Buttoned Sky\|Geoff St. Reynard Shebeen or sheebeen; an unlicensed public-house or alehouse where spirits are sold on the sly. English As We Speak It in Ireland\|P. W. Joyce On reaching St. John's he would go to a shebeen that he knew, in a narrow and secluded back street, and there rent a room. The Harbor Master\|Theodore Goodridge Roberts In this lane at the time to which we allude the widow Mulready kept the shebeen shop, of which mention has before been made. The Macdermots of Ballycloran\|Anthony Trollope Schele de Vere derives it from the French cabane, but it seems rather more likely that it is from the Irish shebeen. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken British Dictionary definitions for shebeen shebeen shebean / (ʃɪˈbiːn) / noun Irish, Scot and Southern African a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally (in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence (in South Africa) a place where Black African men engage in social drinking (in the US and Ireland) weak beer Word Origin for shebeen C18: from Irish Gaelic síbín beer of poor quality Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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