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Meaning of SHEBEEN

Pronunciation:  shu'been

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  unlicensed drinking establishment
 
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 See Also: tap house, tavern

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\She*been"\, n. [Of Irish origin; cf. Ir. seapa a shop.]
A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and
other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.
[Ireland]
 
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