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SHINPLASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shinplaster mean?
• SHINPLASTER (noun)
The noun SHINPLASTER has 1 sense:
1. paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
Familiarity information: SHINPLASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("shinplaster" is a kind of...):
money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)
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