shinplaster

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A 25¢ banknote
An essentially worthless note of paper money
paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar
shinplaster

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    shin·plas·ter

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    () Probably coined during the American War of Independence (1775–1783): Named because of its resemblance to, and suitability for makeshift use as, a bandage for dressing the shin.The Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, , John Russell Bartlett (1860)The Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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