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shiners' - 2 dictionary results

shin⋅er

[shahy-ner]
–noun
1. a person or thing that shines.
2. Slang. black eye (def. 1).
3. any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, esp. a minnow.
4. any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish.
5. a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak.

Origin:
1350–1400; 1900–05 for def. 2; ME; see shine 1 , -er 1
shin·er   (shī'nər)   
n.  
  1. One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.
  2. Slang A black eye: got a real shiner from stumbling into the door.
    1. Any of numerous small, often silvery North American freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially one of the genus Notropis.
    2. Any of various other small silvery fishes.
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