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potheen

[puh-theen, -teen, -cheen, poh-]

noun

  1. poteen.



potheen

/ pɒˈθiːn, pɒˈtiːn /

noun

  1. a rare variant of poteen

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When the next night arrived, the hopes of the crock of gold got the better of his fears, and taking care to arm himself with a bottle of potheen, away he went to the field.

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Oh, ne'er may the potheen pass round But—Erin so beseeches— The Isle may with one theme resound,— O'Brien—and his breeches!

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Motto for a Bottle of Potheen.—"Oireland! with all thy faults I love thy still."

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In Mrs. Knox's disengaged arm was something that I discerned to be the bottle of potheen, and I instantly resolved to minimise the extent of my injuries.

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The clink of glasses told that the same fact had occurred to Miss O'Reilly, and a bottle of port, and another of what looked like water, but was in effect old potheen, were immediately upon the table.

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