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shinplaster的意思
shinplaster
英 ['nplɑst]
美 ['n,plst]
- n. 纸币；乱发纸币；敷贴胫上的膏药
英文词源
- shinplaster (n.)
- also shin-plaster, piece of paper soaked in vinegar and used to treat sore legs, from shin (n.) + plaster (n.). In U.S. history, jocularly or as a term of abuse for "devalued low-denomination paper currency" (1824).