† ˈmoonshining, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. moonshine n. + -ing2.]
= moonshiny 1.
1710 R. Ward Life H. More 134 Lying one Moon-shining Night in the Cradle awake, he was taken up thence. 1786 E. Inchbald I'll tell you what iv. i, It was a fine moon⁓shining night, last night. 1828 Lights & Shades II. 231 Jack and myself went thither on a moonshining Monday. |