MOONSHINER

bootlegger, moonshiner

(noun) someone who makes or sells illegal liquor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonshiner (plural moonshiners)

Someone who makes or distributes moonshine

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"shin`er, n.

Definition: A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night. [Cant, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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