(Ireland) A type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
(Ireland) A type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
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(Irish, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society.
(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding.
(Ireland) Porridge.
Cruiskeen is an Irish word for a small jug or bottle, most famously associated with whiskey and poitín — Ireland's traditional distilled spirits. The word has a cozy, old-country warmth to it and shows up in Irish folk songs, literature, and pub culture. 'Cruiskeen Lawn,' meaning 'little full jug,' is the title of a beloved traditional drinking song and a famous column by Flann O'Brien, cementing the word's place in Irish cultural heritage.