1. a piece of paper money of little value, especially depreciated currency
Usage: historical; US
2. a small adhesive bandage or plaster for minor cuts
Usage: informal

Examples

• During the Civil War, many shinplasters circulated as makeshift currency.
• The old shinplasters were barely worth the paper they were printed on.
• She put a shinplaster on the small cut on her shin.
• The medicine cabinet was stocked with shinplasters and antiseptic.
• Merchants were reluctant to accept the worn shinplasters.
• He applied a shinplaster to stop the bleeding from the scrape.