MOONSHINING

Etymology

Noun

moonshining (uncountable)

(informal, US) Illicit production and distribution of liquor.

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"shin`ing, n.

Definition: Illicit distilling. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]

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.]

Moon"shine`, a.

Definition: Moonlight. [R.] Clarendon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COLLISION

(noun) (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; “the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction”


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