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mountain dew

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noun

illegally distilled corn liquor; moonshine.

Origin of mountain dew

First recorded in 1810–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for mountain dew

moonshine, hooch

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Historical Examples of mountain dew

Your true Highlander will not relinquish his “mountain-dew” without a struggle.
The Smugglers
Charles G. Harper
“Have some mountain-dew,” said the Butterfly, gracefully handing him a blue-bell filled with the precious liquid.
The Butterfly's Ball
R.M. Ballantyne
We foresee a night of dancing and drinking—till the mountain-dew melt in the lustre of morn.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)
John Wilson
Hecate's forefinger mixes it in a quaich with mountain-dew—and that is Atholl-brose?
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)
John Wilson