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.

RELATED WORDS

bandy, hurley, hurling, shinty

Nearby words

Origin of shinny

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

Definition for shinny (2 of 2)

shinny

[ shin-ee ]

/ ˈʃɪn i /

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

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

Origin of shinny

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

Examples from the Web for shinny

The timers were to the left of the control board, but Shinny turned to the right and the ladder leading to the lower deck.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell
They gently lowered it into the hole and stepped back while Shinny, under the watchful eyes of Major Connel, set the fuse.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell
He turned to his gentle prisoners with 'Here, hombres, you shinny up that pole and limpia those corners!'
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines|Isabel Anderson
"Only want to take a little ride upstairs, Mr. Shinny," said Loring.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell

Shinny grinned, his frail body trembling slightly from his silent laughter.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell

Word Origin and History for shinny (1 of 2)

shinny

"to climb a rope, pole, etc.," 1888, from use of shins and ankles to do so; see shin (n.). Earlier simply shin (1829). Related: Shinnied; shinnying.

Word Origin and History for shinny (1 of 2)

shinny

also shinney, primitive form of hockey, 1670s, perhaps from Gaelic sinteag "a bound, a leap." OED suggests origin from shin ye "the cry used in the game."