shinplaster

Definition of Shinplaster in English :

1. shinplaster

paper money of little value issued on insufficient security

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shinplaster

noun

US, Canadian and Australian

a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual

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

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.