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shinny
1[ 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
1First recorded in 1665–75; variant of shin ye, cry used in the game
Words nearby shinny
shinju, shinkin, shinleaf, Shinner, shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shin splints, Shinto, shinty, shiny
Other definitions 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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