shindy
noun
a row; rumpus.
shindies
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pluralof shindy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They've put up several very nasty little shindies at one place or another.
From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by John McElroy
It is getting a big bore, When, with tempers hot as Indies, Heroes smash each other's windies, Pursuing of their shindies about Afric's shore.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 by Various
Our dress was costly; not that it had much lace and gold on it, but that, what between falling on the road at night, shindies at mess, and other devilment, a coat lasted no time.
From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Charles James Lever
What shindies you used to have with her, Lady Kicklebury!
From The Wolves and the Lamb by William Makepeace Thackeray
I have been sorry since, for I suspect it was a Home Rule meeting, and Limerick has a great reputation for shindies.
From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson
