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moonshine

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moon·shine  (mnshn)
n.
1. Moonlight.
2. Informal Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.
3. Illegally distilled whiskey. Also called regionally white lightning.
intr.v. moon·shined, moon·shin·ing, moon·shines
To distill and sell liquor illegally.
moonshiner n.
moonshine
Noun
1. US & Canad illegally distilled or smuggled whisky
2. foolish or nonsensical talk or thought
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Noun1.moonshinemoonshine - the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
moonlight, Moon
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight
2.moonshinemoonshine - whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
bootleg, corn liquor
corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
Verb1.moonshine - distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
distil, distill, extract - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
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Now den, you had said you wouldn't ever call it lies en moonshine ag'in.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
At all events, a day or two more or less of moonshine would make no matter either way.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
This moonshine about the Opera ghost in which, since we first took over the duties of MM.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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