shinplaster
a plaster for the shin or leg.
Informal. (formerly)
a piece of paper money of a denomination lower than one dollar.
money of little value, as that issued on insufficient security.
Origin of shinplaster
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How to use shinplaster in a sentence
If evry boddy had a fashun ov their own, it wud make az mutch trubble az a shinplaster kurrensy.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawThe shinplaster was in the shape of a promissory note, made payable on demand.
Three Years in Europe | William Wells Brown
British Dictionary definitions for shinplaster
/ (ˈʃɪnˌplɑːstə) /
US, Canadian and Australian a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual
Origin of shinplaster
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