See moonshine on Wiktionary
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"text": "[…] the newes coming every moment of the growth of the fire; so as we were forced to begin to pack up our owne goods; and prepare for their removal; and did by moonshine (it being brave dry, and moonshine, and warm weather) carry much of my goods into the garden […]",
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"text": "[…] I have been in an Ague fit, ever ſince ſhut of Evening; what with the fright of Trees by the High-way, which look'd maliciouſly like Thieves, by Moon-ſhine: and what with Bulruſhes by the River-ſide, that ſhak'd like Spears, and Lances at me.",
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"text": "So I came forth of the sea and sat down on the edge of an island in the moonshine, where a passer-by found me and, carrying me to the his house, besought me of love-liesse; but I smote him on the head, so that he all but died; whereupon he carried me forth and sold me to the merchant from whom thou hadst me, […]",
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"ref": "1985 June 6, “Opinion: Topics: Lean and Rich History: Ancient Eatings”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Dec 2023, Section A, page A26:",
"text": "A more practical critic notes that paleolithic man had a very sweet tooth, which he sated with honey. Worse, he moonshined the honey into metheglin, an alcoholic brew. Booze and junk food, in other words, are hardly modern inventions.",
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"english": "The fact is that the measure in question [Prohibition] is harder to enforce than it was initially believed, because there are authorities who benefit, alongside “bootleggers”, from the astounding profits acquired from “moonshine” — as the bootleg liquor is commonly known in North America.",
"ref": "1917 November 26, Selecta, volume XIII, number 46, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:",
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"translation": "The fact is that the measure in question [Prohibition] is harder to enforce than it was initially believed, because there are authorities who benefit, alongside “bootleggers”, from the astounding profits acquired from “moonshine” — as the bootleg liquor is commonly known in North America.",
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"english": "Subsequently, at the Agronomic Institute of Campinas, experiments were conducted regarding the production of corn liquor, a favorite beverage of millions of North Americans, known as bourbon, moonshine, corn licquor, and other names, but not yet produced on a large scale in Brazil.",
"ref": "1967 May 7, “Agropecuária em resumo”, in Correio da Manhã, volume LXVI, number 22725, Rio de Janeiro, page 38:",
"text": "Em prosseguimento, no Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, experiências sôbre a fabricação de aguardente de milho, bebida favorita de milhões de norteamericanos^([sic]), conhecida como bourbon, moonshine, corn licquor^([sic]) e outros nomes, mas ainda não produzida em grande escala no Brasil.",
"translation": "Subsequently, at the Agronomic Institute of Campinas, experiments were conducted regarding the production of corn liquor, a favorite beverage of millions of North Americans, known as bourbon, moonshine, corn licquor, and other names, but not yet produced on a large scale in Brazil.",
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"english": "She says that […] countries that present such restrictions [restricted drinking times] have high rates of moonshine, the name given to homemade, small-scale liquor.",
"ref": "2003 May 28, “Álcool: a arte de beber bem [Alcohol: the art of drinking well]”, in Jornal do Brasil, volume 113, number 50, Rio de Janeiro, page B6:",
"text": "Ela diz que […] países que apresentam estas restrições têm grandes índices de moonshine, nome dado às bebidas fabricadas em casa, de forma artesanal.",
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