shinny

[ shin-ee ]

/ ˈʃɪn i /

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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

First recorded in 1665–75; variant of shin ye, cry used in the game

shinny²

[ shin-ee ]

/ ˈʃɪn i /

verb (used without object), shin·nied, shin·ny·ing.

shin¹ (def. 5): He shinnied up the tree.

1850–55, Americanism; apparently derivative of shin¹; source of -y is unclear

Father Tom says its nothing but old-fashioned shinny with a fancy name tacked onto it, declared Bobby Hargrew.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Would the public meekly submit to this standard and shinny up poles all their lives?
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
He apes your fashion in suspenders, the tilt of your cap, your method in shinny.
Hints to Pilgrims|Charles Stephen Brooks
"Just cut one of these smaller trees, brace it against the crotch of the sycamore, and shinny up it," Melinda asserted.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard

They play football and several kinds of shinny, using long bones for shinny sticks.
The Silent Readers|William D. Lewis