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单词 shebeen
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
she•been  (shə bēn),USA pronunciation n. [Scot., Irish Eng.,]South African.
  1. Scottish Termsa tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally.
  • English chopin1
  • Irish síbín illicit whiskey, place where such whiskey is sold (ellipsis from teach síbín shebeen house), origin, originally, a unit of measure
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shebeen, shebean /ʃɪˈbiːn/ n
  1. Irish Scot South African a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally
  2. (in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence
  3. (in South Africa) a place where Black African men engage in social drinking
Etymology: 18th Century: from Irish Gaelic síbín beer of poor quality
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