POTEENS

Noun

poteens

plural of poteen

Anagrams

• open set, openest, pentose, pontees, posteen

Source: Wiktionary


POTEEN

Po*teen", n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. potaim, poitim, I drink, poitin a small pot.]

Definition: Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. [Written also potheen, and potteen.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; ā€œan acrimonious disputeā€; ā€œbitter about the divorceā€


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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