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shiner
CIDE DICTIONARY
shiner, n.
That which shines. [1913 Webster]
"Has she the shiners, d' ye think?" [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shiner, n.
1 a thing that shines.
2 colloq. a black eye.
3 US any of various small silvery freshwater fish, esp. of the genus Notropis.
4 (usu. in pl.) sl. a archaic money. b a jewel.
1 a thing that shines.
2 colloq. a black eye.
3 US any of various small silvery freshwater fish, esp. of the genus Notropis.
4 (usu. in pl.) sl. a archaic money. b a jewel.
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