SHINER

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

That which shines. Specifically:

2.
n.

A luminary.

3.
n.

A bright piece of money. [Slang] Has she the shiners, d' ye think Foote. black eye.

4.
n.

The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. Blunt-nosed shiner (Zoöl.), the silver moonfish.


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