Barberton

English

Noun

Barberton (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) Illicit alcoholic drink; moonshine.
    • 1997, Mike Nicol, Bra Henry, page 7:
      In the front room of the shebeen Henry drank his beer. He looked around at the other drinkers, most of whom were already drunk on Barberton.
    • 2010, Don Mattera, Memory is the Weapon, page 46:
      All my uncles drank Barberton and when they didn't eat well, they contracted liquor-flame, a disease that affects the skin, so that one can actually peel it off.
  2. A surname

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