shinny
1[ shin-ee ]
/ ˈʃɪn i /
noun, plural shin·nies.
a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
the club used.
verb (used without object), shin·nied, shin·ny·ing.
to play shinny.
to drive the ball at shinny.
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Origin of shinny
1First recorded in 1665–75; variant of shin ye, cry used in the game
Definition for shinny (2 of 2)
shinny2
[ shin-ee ]
/ ˈʃɪn i /
verb (used without object), shin·nied, shin·ny·ing.
shin1 (def. 5): He shinnied up the tree.
Origin of shinny
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
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