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noun the light of the Moon
noun whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
verb distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
originFrom Middle English mone schyne, mone-schyne, moone shone; equivalent to moon + shine. Illegally distilled liquor is so named because its manufacture may be conducted without artificial light at night. The verb sense is a back-formation from moonshiner.
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