What is "shiner"

Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small California surf fish ( Micrometrus aggregatus); -- called also shiner.

Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species ( Lepisma saccharina) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and starched clothes. Called also shiner, silverfish, silver witch, silver moth, and furniture bug.

Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A small North American dace ( Minnilus cornutus, or Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner. Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley.

n. 1 One who shines; a luminary. 2 (context colloquial English) A black eye. 3 coon eyes 4 (context slang dated English) A bright piece of money. 5 Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of (taxlink Notropis genus noshow=1), (taxlink Minnilus genus noshow=1), and allied genus, such as the redfin. 6 Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish. 7 The common silverfish,(taxlink Lepisma genus noshow=1). 8 (context slang English) A moonshiner. 9 A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.

1. n. a bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: black eye]

2. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

3. important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales [syn: common mackerel, Scomber scombrus]

4. any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

Shiner may refer to:

• Shiner (2000 film), a 2000 film with Michael Caine
• Shiner (2004 film), a 2004 film by Christian Calson
• Shiner (band), a former band from Kansas City
• Shiner beer, a brand of beer brewed in the Spoetzl Brewery of Shiner, Texas
• Shiner, slang for moonshine, a high-proof corn-based alcohol spirit.
• Shiner (comics), fictional character in the UK comic Whizzer and Chips
• Shiner (fish), common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish
• Shiner (Ottawa), a street gang of Irish immigrants in Bytown during the early 19th century
• Shiner, slang for a black eye (a periorbital hematoma)
• Shiner, the internal codename for the Apple Network Server
• Shiners, the fireflies in The Underland Chronicles
• Shiners, slang for exhibitionist dancers during the early-to-mid 20th century

People:

• Shiner (surname)

Places:

• Shiner, Texas

Shiner was a British humoristic comic strip drawn by Mike Lacey. It was published in the magazine Whizzer and Chips, where he first appeared in the second issue in 1969. Shiner was the leader of the "Chip-ites", which was divided into two sections made up of "Whizz-kids" and "Chip-ites". Shiner was an amateur boxer, who was constantly getting in trouble with his mother, who disapproved of this activity. He usually ended up getting a black eye in each issue, hence his name. However unlike most of the Whizzer and Chips characters, Shiner did not move into Buster and thus was terminated in 1976.

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Shiner is a 2004 released film written and directed by Christian Calson.

Shiner was an American post-hardcore band from Kansas City, Missouri that was active from 1992 to 2003.

Shiner is a 2000 released film written by Scott Cherry and directed by John Irvin and starred Michael Caine and Martin Landau. It was shot in London.

Shiner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• David Shiner (born 1953), American clown
• David Shiner, Canadian politician
• Esther Shiner (1924–1987), Canadian politician
• Lewis Shiner (born 1950), American writer
• Ronald Shiner (1903–1966), British stand-up comedian and comedic actor
• Roy Shiner (1924–1988), English footballer
• Edward Shiner (1893-1951), American Businessman

Shiners were gangs of Irish immigrants that formed in the early days of Bytown, later Ottawa, mainly active during the 1830s.

After the completion of the Rideau Canal in 1832, many Irish workers were left unemployed. The timber industry, the major economic activity in the region at the time, mainly employed French-Canadian labourers, who were reputed to be hard-working and better skilled. Out of frustration, some of the unemployed banded together to try to create jobs for themselves by intimidation. This started the Shiners' War. At this time, the town of Bytown did not have a permanent police force. From street fights, the violence escalated into robbery and murder. James Johnston, a prominent businessman and journalist, was beaten and his home was attacked.

One of the lumber barons, Peter Aylen, only employed Irish workers and called himself "King of the Shiners". The legendary Joseph Montferrand took the side of the French-Canadians.

In 1837, the town magistrates formed armed patrols to monitor the town at night. This largely put an end to the gangs and violence, although some outbreaks continued to occur into the 1840s.

Category:History of Ottawa Category:History of Gatineau Category:Culture of Ottawa

Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata).

Cyprinid shiners are:

• Eastern shiners, genus Notropis
• Finescale shiners, genus Lythrurus
• Flagfin shiners, genus Pteronotropis
• Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas (a monotypic genus)
• Highscale shiners, genus Luxilus
• Redside shiners, genus Richardsonius
• Satinfin shiners, genus Cyprinella

Image:Notropis maculatus.jpg| Notropis maculatus, an eastern shiner Image:Pteronotropis signipinnis.jpg| Flagfin shiner ( Pteronotropis signipinnis) Image:Notemigonus crysoleucas.jpg| Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Image:Cymatogaster aggregata.jpg| Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata)