shiner

The familiar name for a lighthouse. Also, a name for the dace (which see). Also, money; Jack's "shiners in my sack."

Shiner
·noun That which shines. II. Shiner ·noun A bright piece of money. III. Shiner ·noun A <<Luminary>...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
shiner
(Genus, Leuciscus.) The popular name of the fish known to naturalists as the Dace. In different part...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.