Noun: moonshine 'moon,shIn
Usage: informal
- [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]
- The light of the Moon
"moonshine is the smuggler's enemy";
- moonlight, Moon
Usage: informal
- (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