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Definition of Shebeen
1. Noun. Unlicensed drinking establishment.
Definition of Shebeen
1. n. A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.
Definition of Shebeen
1. Noun. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shebeen
1. a place where liquor is sold illegally [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shebeen
Literary usage of Shebeen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Retrospections of the Stage by John Bernard (1832)
"Having taken our fill of the beauties of Nature, we then began to think of
satisfying another sense—the palate, and rode to a shebeen-house situated on one ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett, David Jardine by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett, David Jardine (1816)
"... tea, and butter; bu< I can't tell what particular weight she bad [554 Had
shebeen at your shop before that ..."
3. Retrospections of the Stage by John Bernard (1830)
"A shebeen-house. — Irish sermon. — Original impromptu by Pope.—Ride to Derry.—A
stoical quadruped.— An Irishman's experiment.—Derry. ..."
4. Gems of Irish Wit and Humor by H. P. Kelly (1906)
"... OLD shebeen. This is the tale that Cassidy told, In his hall's a-sheen with
purple and gold • Told as he sprawled in an easy chair, Chewing cigars at a ..."
5. Shanty, Forest and River Life in the Backwoods of Canada by Joshua Fraser (1883)
"A Carnival in a Riverside shebeen. S HIS is to be not a very agreeable chapter
to read, and I would advise the delicate minded reader to give it the go-by. ..."
6. Romantic Spain: A Record of Personal Experiences by John Augustus O'Shea (1887)
"... Grandee— An Adventurous Frenchman—The shebeen on the Summit—Armed Alsasua—Base
Coin. AND this is sunny Spain, the land of the olive and the vine. ..."
7. Letters from the Kingdom of Kerry,: In the Year 1845. by Mary Jane Leadbeater Fisher (1847)
"... in a shebeen-house—A Postmaster made happy—Magnificent Scenery of Dan's Country—
... shebeen ..."
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