Poteen \Po*teen"\, Potheen \Po*theen"\, n. [Ir. poitin a small pot, whisky made in private stills; cf. pota pot, fr. E. pot.] Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. [Written also {potteen}.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poteen \Po*teen"\, n. [, poitin a small pot.] especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. [1913 Webster]