shiners

Variant of shiner

shiner definition

shiner (s̸hī′nər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that shines
  2. pl. shiners -·ers or shiner -·er☆ any of a number of freshwater minnows (esp. genus Notropis) with silvery scales
  3. ☆ Slang black eye (sense )

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