SHEBEENED

SHEBEEN

She*been", n. Etym: [Of Irish origin; cf. Ir. seapa a shop.]

Definition: A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold. [Ireland]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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