SHINERS

Noun

shiners

plural of shiner

Anagrams

• shrines

Proper noun

Shiners

plural of Shiner

Anagrams

• shrines

Source: Wiktionary


SHINER

Shin"er, n.

Definition: That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] Has she the shiners, d' ye think Foote. black eye. (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.)

Definition: The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. Blunt-nosed shiner (Zoöl.), the silver moonfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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