shin·plas·ter (shĭnplăstər)
n.
► A piece of paper money issued privately and devalued by inadequate security or by inflation.
► A piece of paper money of small denomination issued by the government, especially one issued by the U.S. government from 1862 to 1878.

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shinplaster
[From its resemblance to paper used in plasters for sore legs.]

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