Shin'er, n.
n. 1. That which shines; as, (a.) The sun.
I will go searching till I find a sun Shall stay till we have done— A willing shiner, that shall shine as gladly As frost-nipped suns look sadly. Herbert.
(b.) A bright piece of money. [Cant.]
Has she the shiners, d'ye think? Foote.
Sense 2. (Ichth.) A small fresh-water fish of the minnow kind;—so called from its brilliant, shining scales.