Barberton

English

Proper noun

Barberton

1. A town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
2. A city in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
3. A census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States.
4. A surname

Derived terms

• Barberton daisy
• barbertonite

 

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.