English Dictionary

poteen

IPA（発音記号）

/pəˈtʃiːn/

名詞

アイルランド英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 広義

(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. / (Ireland, countable, by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

日本語の意味

不法に製造されたアイリッシュウイスキー、密造酒 / 不法に製造されたアイリッシュウイスキーを提供する無許可の酒場

He was arrested after selling poteen at the village fair.

彼は村の祭りで密造されたアイルランド産ウイスキーを売っていて逮捕された。

意味（1）

(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.

The Irish peasantry practice the distillation of that illicit spirituous liquor, so well known by the name of poteen whiskey, with a most unaccountable infatuation.

意味（2）

(Ireland, countable, by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

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.

poteens （ plural ）