moonshine
noun/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/
Frequency rank: #13,947 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
illegally produced alcoholic liquor, typically distilled in secret.
Example sentence
The old farmer kept bottles of homemade moonshine hidden in his barn.
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