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shebean

shebean is the archaic form of shebeen.

Meaning of shebeen

Noun

shebeen (plural shebeens)

  1. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
    • ‘Well, let's line,’ he said to Ben. ‘We can fill up at a shebeen.’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 178

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Forms of shebean

pluralshebeans

Questions about shebean

What is shebean the archaic form of?
Shebean is the archaic form of shebeen.

Words near shebean in the dictionary

  1. shebangs
  2. Shebans
  3. Shebas
  4. Shebat
  5. Shebbear
  6. shebean
  7. shebeans
  8. shebeast
  9. shebeasts
  10. shebeck
  11. shebecks

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