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shinny

1 American  
[shin-ee] / ˈʃɪn i /

noun

shinnies plural
  1. a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.

  2. the club used.


verb (used without object)

shinnied, shinnying
  1. to play shinny.

  2. to drive the ball at shinny.

shinny 2 American  
[shin-ee] / ˈʃɪn i /

verb (used without object)

shinnied, shinnying
  1. shin.

    He shinnied up the tree.


Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of shinny1

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

Origin of shinny2

1850–55, apparently derivative of shin 1; source of -y is unclear

Example Sentences

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For the climbing task, the winning design evolved two arms and two legs that help it shinny up a shaft like an ape.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2021

It’s not easy to practice in summer skates that are more like shinny than postseason hockey, but McDavid has taken it upon himself to try.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Celestial shinny games just got a lot more rugged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2019

There were jokes as they zoomed around for drills and they spent the final 20 minutes playing lighthearted, up-tempo rounds of shinny that brought overzealous celebrations and chirps in the dressing room.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2014

I watched him climb over The Baron’s rock and shinny up a hemlock.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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