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Noun: moonshine  'moon,shIn
  1. [informal] Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
    "The moonshiners produced moonshine in hidden stills deep in the mountains";
    - bootleg, corn liquor [informal], white lightning [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. The light of the Moon
    "moonshine is the smuggler's enemy";
    - moonlight, Moon
Verb: moonshine  'moon,shIn
Usage: informal
  1. (chemistry) distil (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
    "They were caught moonshining in the backwoods"

Derived forms: moonshined, moonshines, moonshining

Type of: corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky, distil [Brit], distill [N. Amer], extract, light, visible light, visible radiation

Encyclopedia: Moonshine, New Zealand