shinplaster
tər, -ˌplɑ noun
1.
a plaster for the shin or leg.
2.
Informal.
a.
a piece of paper money of a denomination lower than one dollar.
b.
money of little value, as that issued on insufficient security.
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| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian), (Austral) a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual | |
| [C19: so called because of its resemblance to a sticking plaster] | |
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