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moonshine

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Noun

  1. The light of the moon.
  2. High-proof alcohol (especially whiskey) that is often, but not always, produced illegally.
  3. smuggled spirits, often with a specific sense; (Kent, Sussex) white brandy; (Yorkshire) gin.
  4. Nonsense.
  5. A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.
  6. A spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.
  7. A month.

Verb

  1. To make homemade (especially, illicit) alcohol, especially distilled spirits.
  2. To make (an ingredient) into such a drink.

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