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shiner

/ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who shines; a luminary.
  2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
  3. A black eye.
  4. Coon eyes
  5. A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
  6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

black eye(English)common mackerel(English)scomber scombrus(English)throat(English)spook(English)brunt(English)kisser(English)bigmouth(English)cyprinid(English)redbelly(English)dace(English)minnow(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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