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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(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.
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{Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
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