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shinty

/ ˈʃɪnɪ; ˈʃɪntɪ /

noun

a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end
the stick used in this game

Origin of shinty¹

C17: possibly from Scottish Gaelic sinteag a pace, bound

He lay hold on an oaken shinty stick that hung on the wall, property of the ferry-house landlord's son.

The shinty fell bos, and our hero took to it for the highway to the north.

It is supposed that their worships were under the impression that billiards was a new form of shinty.

Occasionally a shinty or "clubbing" match takes place on New Year's day.

We read of one zealot devoting a whole winter to the task of combating shinty and tobacco.

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