Reverse Dictionary: MOONSHINE

NOUNS
► A-BOMB JUICE illicitly distilled alcohol; moonshine → 1940s African-American sl.
► ALCHY ► ALKIE ► ALKY alcohol; often applied specifically to illicit liquor or to whisky → 1844 sl., orig. & chiefly US
► ALKY-COOKER. an illegal still → 1930s US sl.
► BARREL-WASH illicitly distilled liquor → 1980s Can. sl.
► BATHTUB HOOCH illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era → 1930s US sl.
► BATHTUB SLOP illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era → 1930s US sl.
► BLACKJACK illegal liquor; moonshine; illegally made whisky → 1968 Amer. dial.
► BLOCKADE illicit liquor; moonshine; whisky → 1867 Amer. dial.
► BLOCKADE JUICE illicit liquor; moonshine → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BLUE GUM home-made whisky; moonshine → 1972 Amer. dial.
► BOTTLED-IN-THE-BARN moonshine; home-made, bootleg whisky → 1940 Amer. dial.
► BRIERPATCH illegally made whisky → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BRUSH-ARBOR WHISKEY cheap but potent moonshine → 1953 Amer. dial.
► BUMBLEBEE STEW strong whisky, moonshine → 1956 Amer. dial.
► BUMBLEBEE WHISKY strong whisky, moonshine → 1867 Amer. dial.
► BUMBLINGS adulterated moonshine whisky → 1913 Amer. dial.
► BUSHWHACK illegal made whisky; moonshine → 1970 Amer. dial.
► BUSH WHISKY illegal made whisky; moonshine → 1955 Amer. dial.
► BUSTHEAD whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine → 1857 Amer. dial.
► BUSTSKULL whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine → 1942 Amer. dial.
► CAT whisky, esp. moonshine → 1965 Amer. dial.
► CHICKEN COCK bootleg bourbon → 1920s African-American sl.
► COAL JUICE moonshine; homemade whisky → 1969 Amer. dial.
► COCONUT WAGON a truck delivering illicit liquor → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CONVERSATION FLUID whisky; moonshine → 1944 Amer. dial.
► COOL WATER moonshine → 1974 Amer. dial.
► COPPER whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CORN corn liquor, moonshine → 1820 Amer. dial.
► CORN COFFEE alcohol, corn whisky, moonshine → 1939 US sl.
► CORN SQUEEZINGS corn liquor, home made whisky, moonshine → 1956 Amer. dial.
► COVE JUICE illegally distilled whisky, moonshine → 1952 Amer. dial.
► DEHORN bootleg alcohol; any kind of liquor → 1926 Amer. dial.
► EYEWATER liquor, esp. illegal whisky → 1940 Amer. dial.
► FIELD WHISKEY common moonshine, not aged or coloured → 1953 Amer. dial.
► FOXHEAD illicitly distilled whisky → 20C US sl.
► GRAY CLOUD moonshine liquor → 1956 Amer. dial.
► GRAY MULE homemade liquor; illegally made whisky → 1965 Amer. dial.
► GROUNDHOG LIQUOR ► GROUNDHOG WHISKY homemade liquor or moonshine → 1883 Amer. dial.
► HEADACHE WHISKEY moonshine → 1968 Amer. dial.
► HEAD-BUSTER whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky → 1966 Amer. dial.
► HEAD-SPLITTER whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky → 1966 Amer. dial.
► HOOCH ► HOOTCH poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits → 1897 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
► JACK illegally distilled liquor, based on various fruits and vegetables and usually specified as such, as ‘tater jack’ (potatoes) → M19 US sl.
► JACKASS strong homemade or illicit alcoholic spirits, esp. brandy or whisky → 1921 US sl.
► JAR a moonshiner term for whisky containers, be they made of glass, tin, plastic, or ceramic → 1974 Amer. dial.
► MINNESOTA THIRTEEN an illegal corn whisky made in prohibition days, supposedly named after the brand of corn used → 1966 Amer. dial.
► MISSISSIPPI MULE whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → 1967 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY-SWILL strong or inferior liquor; moonshine → 1929 Amer. sl.
► MOON illicitly distilled liquor; whisky; moonshine → 1928 US sl.
► MOONEY illegally made whisky → 1929 Amer. dial.
► MOONSHINE privately and illegally distilled alcohol → 1782 UK
► MOUNTAIN DEW illicitly distilled alcohol, contraband whisky → 1850 Amer. dial.
► OLD HORNEY strong, illegally manufactured whisky → 1999 US sl.
► OLD HORSEY corn liquor, moonshine → 1985 Amer. dial.
► OYSTERS illicitly distilled liquor → 1903 Amer. sl.
► PACKENHAM ► PACKINGHAM cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine → 1929 Amer. dial.
► PANTHER BREATH ► PANTHER’S BREATH strong, illegally manufactured whisky → 1965 US sl.
► PANTHER JUICE alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → 1929 sl.
► PANTHER PISS ► PANTHER’S PISS alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → 1929 sl.
► PANTHER-PIZEN strong or inferior liquor; moonshine → 1942 Amer. sl.
► PANTHER SWEAT alcohol; esp. applied to spirits distilled illicitly or locally; whisky; moonshine → 1929 sl.
► PANTHER-WATER strong or inferior liquor; moonshine → 1940 Amer. sl.
► PICK-HANDLE homemade whisky; moonshine → 1968 Amer. dial.
► PINE-TOP cheap or illicit whisky → 1858 US sl.
► POND beer; illegally made liquor; moonshine → 1966 Amer. dial.
► POND WATER beer; illegally made liquor; moonshine → 1950 Amer. dial.
► POPSKULL poor-quality drink; illicitly distilled whisky → 1867 Amer. sl.
► QUARE STUFF, THE illicitly distilled whisky → 1960 Irish sl.
► RATGUT whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → 1965 Amer. dial.
► RATTLESNAKE JUICE poor-quality or illicit whisky → 1965 Amer. dial.
► RATTLESNAKE OIL poor-quality or illicit whisky → 1965 Amer. dial.
► RATTLESNAKE WHISKY poor-quality or illicit whisky → 1867 Amer. dial.
► RAT-TRACK WHISKEY strong or inferior liquor; moonshine → 1929 Amer. sl.
► SCREECH homemade liquor; rot-gut whisky; cheap, inferior liquor; fortified wine → 1902 US sl.
► SHINE illegally made whisky → 1923 Amer. dial.
► SHINNY whisky, esp. when illegally made or of poor quality → 1927 Amer. dial.
► SKULL liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SKULL BUST liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → c1970 Amer. dial.
► SKULL BUSTER liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SKULL CRACKER liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → 1985 Amer. dial.
► SKULL VARNISH liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality → 1952 Amer. dial.
► SMOKE illicit or inferior whisky → 1904 US sl.
► SNEAKY PETE inferior liquor, often homebrewed; moonshine; any potent, potentially fatal, alcoholic concoction, favoured by those whose need outweighs their ability to pay → 1947 US sl.
► STUMP-LIKKER home-brewed whisky; moonshine → M20 US sl.
► TANGLEFOOT ► TANGLEFOOT WHISKY inferior or illicit whisky → 1859 Amer. dial.
► TEEDUM BARREL a container in which an old-time moonshiner kept his private drinking liquor → 1972 Amer. dial.
► TIGER JUICE strong or inferior liquor; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1950 Amer. dial.
► TIGER MILK ► TIGER’S MILK strong or inferior liquor; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1879 Amer. dial.
► TIGER PISS strong or inferior liquor; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1968 Amer. dial.
► TIGER SPIT strong or inferior liquor; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1974 Amer. dial.
► TIGER SWEAT ► TIGER’S SWEAT strong or inferior liquor; whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1932 Amer. dial.
► TRIPPING the transportation of illegal liquor from the still to a buyer → 1974 Amer. dial.
► TUSSOCK ► TUSSOCK LIQUOR illegally made whisky; moonshine → 1920 Amer. dial.
► VARNISH-REMOVER an inferior grade of whisky or home-made whisky → 20C US sl.
► WEED MONKEY an old car or truck used to haul raw materials used in the illegal production of alcohol → 1974 US sl.
► WEED MULE an old car or truck used to haul raw materials used in the illegal production of alcohol → 1974 US sl.
► WHITE COFFEE illicit alcohol → E20 US criminals’ sl.
► WHITE HORSE whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE LIGHTNING whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol → 1904 Amer. dial.
► WHITE LIQUOR whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol → 1871 Amer. dial.
► WHITE MULE illicit or inferior whisky; powerful homemade liquor with a kick like a mule → 1880 US sl.
► WHITE WHISKY homemade or illicit whisky → 1822 US
► WILDCAT illicit liquor → 1881 Amer. dial.
► WOLF  ► WOLF WHISKEY moonshine liquor → 1974 Amer. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ALKY-COOKER one who is employed in the illegal distillation of whisky → 1930s US sl.
► BLOCKADER one who makes illicit liquor; a moonshiner → 1883 Amer. dial.
► MOONSHINER one who makes moonshine; a distiller of illicit liquor → 1860 Amer. colloq.
► POCKET PEDDLER a person who carries about bottles of distilled liquor for illicit selling; a smalltime bootlegger → 1892 Amer. dial.
► PROHI a federal law enforcement official; used by those in the illegal production of alcohol → 1974 US sl.
► RAT one who sells bootleg whisky on the sly → 1911 Amer. dial.
► REVENUE an officer engaged in enforcing the laws against illegal distilling → 1880 Amer. dial.
► REVENUER an officer engaged in enforcing the laws against illegal distilling → 1880 Amer. dial.
► RIDGE RUNNER one who transports or sells illegal liquor → 1986 Amer. dial.
► SHINER one who deals in illegally made whisky; a moonshiner → 1931 Amer. dial.
► TRIPPER one who transports illegal liquor from a still to a buyer, often in a specially modified car → 1974 Amer. dial.
► WILDCATTER one who makes or distributes illicit liquor → 1965 Amer. dial.

PHRASES
► FIRE IN THE HOLE! used among moonshiners as a warning that law officers are near → 1963 Amer. dial.

VERBS
► BLOCKADE to make illicit liquor → 1917 Amer. dial.