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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "kevinburtonsmith"
<kvnsmith@...> wrote:
> Dang, you're right. The word "shine" is used several
times, mostly
by a racist cop whom
> Marlowe clearly disdains, but the phrase "shine bar"
doesn't. "Dinge
joint" is, though. (Ain't
> Google's book search feature fun?)
I am not sure that "shine" would be understood by today's
general public. Is it even used somewhere?
Best,
mrt
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