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shiner

Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌɪnə/
Definition of shiner

noun

  • 1a thing that shines or reflects light: moonlight blanked the weakest shiners, but the powerful stars were gleaming
  • [in combination] a person or thing that polishes something:shoeshiners
  • 2 informal a black eye: his shiner was throbbing
  • 3a small silvery North American freshwater fish which typically has colourful markings.
    • Notropis and other genera, family Cyprinidae: several species

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