potheen

American  

[puh-theen, -teen, -cheen, poh-] / pəˈθin, -ˈtin, -ˈtʃin, poʊ- /

noun

1. poteen.

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potheen British  

/ pɒˈθiːn, pɒˈtiːn /

noun

1. a rare variant of poteen

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Example Sentences

We live in a fortress on the crest of a hill overlooking a little Irish town, a centre of the pig and potheen industries.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 10, 1917 by Various

The first of these—that for preventing the distillation of potheen, commonly called the revenue police—was, at the time of our story, honoured by the services of Myles Ussher.

From The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Trollope, Anthony

I suppose you will, Frank; but bacon won't go down well after venison; and a course of claret is a bad preparative for potheen punch.

From The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Trollope, Anthony

Secretly he much preferred Scotch whisky to Irish, but the swarming O'Reillys made the disposal of the potheen no very great problem.

From The Golden Judge by Freas, Kelly

But it was no animal's fault in particular if he was built that way like the camel, ship of the desert, distilling grapes into potheen in his hump.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James