poteen

poteen englannista suomeksi

1. kotipolttoinen viski

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poteen englanniksi

1. Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. (defdate)

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3. (quote-journal) It is related that when he &91;(w)&93; had drained the first glass that was presented to him, he declared that he could now understand why the Irish peasantry were willing to risk life and liberty in its illegal production—it was the real elixir vitæ—the only stuff fit to fuddle a prince with—royal in its flavor, royal in its odor, and super-royal in its effects! That Poteen!

4. 20th century, Stuart Howard-Jones (1904–1974), “Hibernia”, in (w), comp., ''The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse'', New York, N.Y.: (w), 1978, (ISBN), page 243:

Last night he had put down too much ''Potheen'' / (A vulgar blend of Methyl and Benzene) / That, at some Wake, he might the better keen. / (Keen—meaning ‘brisk’? Nay, here the Language warps: / ’Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.)

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6. An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

7. (quote-book), for of Public Sector Information|His Majesty’s Stationery Office|year=1836|volume=XXXII|section=ULSTER—County Cavan—Baronies Castleraghan, Loughtee Upper table|page=294|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXBbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA294|oclc=885426275|passage=Kildrumferton … Pop. 9,687 (..) There are nine licensed public houses; poteens many more. Illicit distillation prevails to a very great extent, the district being rarely visited by the revenue police, not indeed for years past; the presence of the excise officer in a neighbouring town is the only check.

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