moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
mountain dew in American English
1. Obsolete
Scotch whiskey
2. Informal
any whiskey, esp. when illegally distilled, as by mountaineers
mountain dew in American English
noun
illegally distilled corn liquor; moonshine
Word origin
[1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: duplex, liberalism, realism, unitary, voodoo