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shiner
[shahy-ner]
noun
Slang.black eye.
any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow.
any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish.
a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak.
shiner
/ ˈʃɪə /
noun
something that shines, such as a polishing device
any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus ( common shiner ) and Notemigonus crysoleucas ( golden shiner )
a popular name for the mackerel
informala black eye
old-fashioneda vagrant or tramp
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shiner1
Example Sentences
The next day, Benny’s got a shiner and Grace has a hangover, but the ecstasy from their triumphant night lingers.
“We call them shiners,” she added, because they catch the eye.
Most of them were small species, such as minnows and shiners, but thousands of larger fish, including catfish and carp, also perished.
Anthony Davis has a shiner, and things just got heavier.
Gay had previously told several different stories about how she got the shiner, but had maintained until recently that she didn’t fully recall the events that led to her injury.
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