shin
noun
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Poor old Ike has been shinning around Sally Dickson ever since Lem brought her home from school—from Denver.
From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Alice B. Emerson