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shiner
/ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
4VERB + SHINER
cheating, get, let
SHINER + NOUN
nobody
PREP.
in
ADV.
maybe, quite
Definitions
noun
1
One who shines; a luminary.
2
One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
3
A black eye.
4
Raccoon eyes.
5
A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
Has she the shiners, d'ye think?
She may be generally found in the fore part of the day at her lodgings above mentioned, where a brace of shiners will ensure you the possession of charms above their value, cent per cent.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Has she the shiners, d'ye think?
Wiktionary02
She may be generally found in the fore part of the day at her lodgings above mentioned, where a brace of shiners will ensure you the possession of charms above their value, cent per cent.
Wiktionary03
Fargo wasn't sure what difference it made if one gambler passed something to another, unless it was to be used in cheating, a shiner maybe. But nobody at that table would let a shiner pass.
Wiktionary04
How'd you get that shiner?
Tatoeba · #133988005
That's quite a shiner.
Tatoeba · #3726551Usage Notes
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