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moonshine definition

moon·shine (-s̸hīn′)

noun

  1. moonlight
  2. foolish or empty talk, notions, plans, etc.; nonsense
  3. Informal
    1. smuggled whiskey
    2. ☆ whiskey unlawfully distilled; often, specif., such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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