moonshinern.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnʃʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌʃaɪnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moonshine n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < moonshine n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier moonlighter n. With sense 2 compare slightly later moonshining n., and later moonshine v. 2.

†1. A smuggler. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > distilling > [noun] > illicit distilling > illicit distiller

moonshiner1860

poteen-maker1893

1860 A. Strickland Old Friends 31 The moonshiners had no cargo to defend.

2. North American colloquial. A distiller of illicit liquor.

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1877 N.Y. Evening Post 15 June 3/7 Nelson County, Kentucky, is the home of the ‘Moonshiner’—that is, the manufacturer of illicit whiskey.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Mar. 7/3 A Knoxville (Tenn.) telegram..says:—A desperate fight has occurred between a party of ‘moonshiners’ and a sheriff's posse.

1927 A. Nevins Emergence Mod. Amer. 252 A gang of horse thieves and outlaws; moonshiners, hunters and feudists.

1973 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 Nov. 31/4 That same gallon, he says, costs the moonshiner only $2 to $3 to manufacture, and..he usually sells it for around $30.

1987 Independent 3 June 11/2 Soaring sales of sugar, a key ingredient for moonshiners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonshiner
释义	moonshinern. Brit. /ˈmuːnʃʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈmunˌʃaɪnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moonshine n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < moonshine n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier moonlighter n. With sense 2 compare slightly later moonshining n., and later moonshine v. 2. †1. A smuggler. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > distilling > [noun] > illicit distilling > illicit distiller moonshiner1860 poteen-maker1893 1860 A. Strickland Old Friends 31 The moonshiners had no cargo to defend. 2. North American colloquial. A distiller of illicit liquor. ΚΠ 1877 N.Y. Evening Post 15 June 3/7 Nelson County, Kentucky, is the home of the ‘Moonshiner’—that is, the manufacturer of illicit whiskey. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Mar. 7/3 A Knoxville (Tenn.) telegram..says:—A desperate fight has occurred between a party of ‘moonshiners’ and a sheriff's posse. 1927 A. Nevins Emergence Mod. Amer. 252 A gang of horse thieves and outlaws; moonshiners, hunters and feudists. 1973 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 Nov. 31/4 That same gallon, he says, costs the moonshiner only $2 to $3 to manufacture, and..he usually sells it for around $30. 1987 Independent 3 June 11/2 Soaring sales of sugar, a key ingredient for moonshiners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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