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Word entry · 7 letters

shebeen

Best crossword clue

"Unlicensed tavern"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ʃɪˈbiːn/Part of speech nounSorted beeehnsStarts with SEnds with N1 clues
1S2H3E4B5E6E7N

Definitions

  1. unlicensed drinking establishment

Word origin

Borrowed from Irish síbín.

Used in a sentence

  • ‘Well, let's line,’ he said to Ben. ‘We can fill up at a shebeen.’
  • On almost every corner there were shebeens, illegal saloons that were shacks where home-brewed beer was served.
  • Every night and day there were bombs and gunshots and riots and roundups, and it didn't take long to gain access to the bars and shebeens where these things were discussed with a certain knowingness.

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01Unlicensed tavern7 letters

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