n. [ , poitin a small pot. ] especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , 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. ]