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shinplaster definition

☆ shin·plas·ter (s̸hin′plas′tər, -pläs′tər)

noun

  1. a plaster or poultice for use on sore shins
  2. Informal a piece of paper money made almost worthless, as by inflation or inadequate security
  3. Informal a piece of paper money of small face value, usually less than a dollar, as any issued by the U.S. government between 1862 and 1878

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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