Shebeen Definition

shə-bēn
noun
Esp. in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa, an establishment where liquor is sold without a license.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shebeen

Noun

Singular:
shebeen
Plural:
shebeens

Origin of Shebeen

  • Irish Gaelic séibín measure of grain, grain tax, bad ale diminutive of séibe mug, bottle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Irish síbín.

    From Wiktionary

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