dewshine

English

Etymology

From dew +‎ shine.

Noun

dewshine (uncountable)

1. The shining of the dew.
   • 1941, {unattributed}, Catholic World - Volume 152 - Page 35

     At dewshine of morning,

     At hush of evenfall,

     The hills of Connemara —

     They hold my soul in thrall.

   • 1911, John Galsworthy, The Patrician:

     It was so golden-sweet here amongst the million tiny saffron cups frosted with lingering dewshine […]

2. An often lethal drink, a mixture of Mountain Dew and racing fuel that is almost 100% methanol.
   • 2016, Nicole Young, Robertson County Time, 4 'dewshine'-drinking cases are state's first

     A mixture of Mountain Dew and racing fuel, called "dewshine," could be to blame for the deaths of two Greenbrier teenagers, whose cases are among the first reported in Tennessee, according to health officials.