drisheen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish drisín.

Pronunciation

• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /dɹɪʃiːn/

Noun

drisheen (plural drisheens)

1. (Ireland) A type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
   • 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, section 86:

     Mr Dedalus had ordered drisheens for breakfast and during the meal he crossexamined the waiter for local news.

Anagrams

• inhersed, reshined