Shiner

//ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who shines; a luminary.
  2. 2
    any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis wordnet
  3. 3
    One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
  4. 4
    important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales wordnet
  5. 5
    A black eye. colloquial
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  1. 6
    something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) wordnet
  2. 7
    Raccoon eyes. colloquial
  3. 8
    a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye wordnet
  4. 9
    A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign. dated, slang

    "Has she the shiners, d'ye think?"

  5. 10
    Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
  6. 11
    Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
  7. 12
    A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
  8. 13
    A moonshiner. slang
  9. 14
    A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.

    "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."

  10. 15
    A bottle of finished wine, without a label.

    "Shiners are a big part of the wine business. […] Shiners are finished, bottled wines that don’t have a label or typically any other identifying feature until a vintner purchases them and then places a label on the bottles. […] They’re called shiners because they are unlabeled and have a “shiny” appearance."

  11. 16
    A brick that is laid on its tallest, thinnest side, with its largest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that this face is wider than it is tall).

Etymology

From Middle English schyner, equivalent to shine + -er. Compare Old English sċīnere (“one who produces deceptive appearances, magician”).

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