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shinplaster
shin·plas·ter S0346200 (shĭn′plăs′tər)n.1. A piece of paper money issued privately and devalued by inadequate security or by inflation.2. A piece of paper money of small denomination issued by the government, especially one issued by the US government from 1862 to 1878.
[From its resemblance to paper used in plasters for sore legs.]shinplaster (ˈʃɪnˌplɑːstə) n (Banking & Finance) US and Canadian and Austral a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual[C19: so called because of its resemblance to a sticking plaster]shin•plas•ter (ˈʃɪnˌplæs tər, -ˌplɑ stər)
n. 1. a plaster for the shin or leg. 2. Informal. (formerly) a. a piece of paper money of a denomination lower than one dollar. b. money of little value, as that issued on insufficient security. [1815–25, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shinplaster - paper money of little value issued on insufficient securitymoney - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" |
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