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shinplaster

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shin⋅plas⋅ter

  [shin-plas-ter, -plah-ster]
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–noun
1. a plaster for the shin or leg.
2. Informal. (formerly)
a. a piece of paper money of a denomination lower than one dollar.
b. money of little value, as that issued on insufficient security.
Origin:
1815–25, Americanism; shin 1 + plaster
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shin·plas·ter   (shĭn'plās'tər)   
n.  

  1. A piece of paper money issued privately and devalued by inadequate security or by inflation.

  2. A piece of paper money of small denomination issued by the government, especially one issued by the U.S. government from 1862 to 1878.


[From its resemblance to paper used in plasters for sore legs.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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