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shibbeen

shibbeen is the alternative 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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Questions about shibbeen

What is shibbeen the alternative form of?
Shibbeen is the alternative form of shebeen.

Words near shibbeen in the dictionary

  1. Shibata
  2. Shibatas
  3. shibazuke
  4. shibbar
  5. shibbars
  6. shibbeen
  7. shibboleth
  8. shibbolethic
  9. shibboleths
  10. Shibden
  11. shibe

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