shebeen; shebeens (pl)

shebeen n An' you had five shebeens�that's the place where they get a drink early in the morning at six o'clock; but the licensed houses weren't supposed to open till nine, an' the fellers that want a drink they get it in the shebeens in the mornin' � forty water grog t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53470
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Summary:shebeen n An' you had five shebeens�that's the place where they get a drink early in the morning at six o'clock; but the licensed houses weren't supposed to open till nine, an' the fellers that want a drink they get it in the shebeens in the mornin' � forty water grog they used to call it; got enough to satisfy them in the mornin'. Yes DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON AUG 1974 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I sheebeen, sheveen, s�b�n, JOYCE, ~keeper,SHEBEENER. The source is listed as T 342/6-67[S]2[S] in DNE and part of the cited quotation on card is not in DNE.