shinny
1 Americannoun
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a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
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the club used.
verb (used without object)
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to play shinny.
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to drive the ball at shinny.
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
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
In Oshie’s first year at Warroad, Eades remembered, he was the ringleader of the team that loved to play shinny hockey.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2021
Celestial shinny games just got a lot more rugged.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2019
The trunk is too wide and icy to shinny up, though, and there are no low branches.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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