Shin"er (?), n. That which
shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
Has she the shiners, d' ye think?
Foote.
(c) (Zoöl.) 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) (Zoöl.) The common
Lepisma, or furniture bug.
Blunt-nosed shiner (Zoöl.), the
silver moonfish.
Shin"er (?), n. That which
shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
Has she the shiners, d' ye think?
Foote.
(c) (Zoöl.) 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) (Zoöl.) The common
Lepisma, or furniture bug.
Blunt-nosed shiner (Zoöl.), the
silver moonfish.
