/ · 1894 Brewer’s · P · Poteen (pron. pu-teen)
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Whisky that has not paid duty. (Irish poitin, diminutive of poite, a pot.)
“Come and taste some good poteen
That has not paid a rap to the Queen.”
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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