'Moonshine' definitions:
Definition of 'moonshine'
(from WordNet)
noun
The light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: moonlight, moonshine, Moon]
noun
Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor]
verb
Distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
Definition of 'Moonshine'
From: GCIDE
- Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n.
- 1. The light of the moon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, show without substance or reality. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A month. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 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.]
Definition of 'Moonshine'
From: GCIDE
- Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a. Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Empty; trivial; idle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as, moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]