verb
- past tense of moonshine; engaged in the illegal production or distribution of liquor
- past tense of moonshine; worked a second job at night, typically without official record
Usage: informal; chiefly U.S. historical
Usage: informal
Examples
- During Prohibition, many rural families moonshined to earn extra income.
- He moonshined on weekends to pay off his debts.
- The agents discovered that the operation had been moonshining for years.
- They moonshined whiskey in the hills and sold it illegally.
- She moonshined as a freelance designer while working her day job.