A trifle; nothing.--Grose.
The story of the Queen of Spain's secret marriage to her cousin, appears to have been all moonshine.--N. Y. Com. Adv., Nov. 22, 1845.
·noun The light of the moon. II. Moonshine ·noun A <<Month>>. III. Moonshine ·noun A preparation o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A matter or mouthful of moonshine; a trifle, nothing. The white brandy smuggled on the coasts of Ken...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Illicit hollands, schiedam, and indeed smuggling in general; excused as a matter of moonshine. A mer...
The Sailor's Word-Book