[syn: moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor]
VERB (1)
1. distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n.
1. The light of the moon.
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2. Hence, show without substance or reality.
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3. A month. [R.] --Shak.
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4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.]
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5. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled, especially liquor
distilled illegally in rural parts of the southern U. S.
[Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a.
Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon.
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2. Empty; trivial; idle.
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3. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as,
moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
moonshine
n 1: the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy";
"the Moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: moonlight,
moonshine, Moon]
2: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn:
moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor]
v 1: distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine