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Webster 1913 Edition
Shiner
Shin′er
,Noun.
That which shines.
Specifically: (a)
A luminary.
(b)
A bright piece of money.
[Slang]
Has she the
shiners
, d’ ye think? Foote.
(c)
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to
Notropis
, or Minnilus
, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops
), and the golden shiner
(Notemigonus chrysoleucus
) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada. (d)
(Zool.)
The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
Blunt-nosed shiner
(Zool.)
, the silver moonfish.
Definition 2024
shiner
shiner
English
Noun
shiner (plural shiners)
- One who shines; a luminary.
- (colloquial) A black eye.
- coon eyes
- (slang, dated) A bright piece of money.
- 1776, Samuel Foote, The Capuchin
- Has she the shiners, d'ye think?
- 1776, Samuel Foote, The Capuchin
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- The common silverfish,Lepisma.
- (slang) A moonshiner.
- A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
Translations
black eye — see black eye