Hypertext Webster Gateway: "moonshine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n.
1. The light of the moon.
2. Hence, show without substance or reality.
3. A month. [R.] --Shak.
4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a.
Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a.
1. Empty; trivial; idle.
2. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as,
moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n.
Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled. [Dial. Eng., &
Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
moonshine
n 1: the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy";
"the moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: {moonlight},
{moon}]
2: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {bootleg},
{corn liquor}]
v : distill illegally; produce moonshine
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