The Collaborative International Dictionary
To cut up shines
Shine \Shine\, n.
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The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine.
--Milton.Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.
--Pope.The distant shine of the celestial city.
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Sunshine; fair weather.
Be it fair or foul, or rain or shine.
--Dryden. A liking for a person; a fancy. [Slang, U.S.]
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Caper; antic; row. [Slang]
To cut up shines, to play pranks. [Slang, U.S.]