shinty
Britishnoun
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a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end
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the stick used in this game
verb
Etymology
Origin of shinty
C17: possibly from Scottish Gaelic sinteag a pace, bound
Example Sentences
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To his beloved shinty, but - of course - also to golf.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
One example is the making of shinty sticks, used in a traditional team game mostly played in the Scottish Highlands.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
Coming from the whisky town of Oban on Scotland’s coast, MacIntyre also plays a local game called shinty that is similar to field hockey.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
In it, he is smashing a low, galloping drive with one of those shinty sticks.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 14, 2020
We read of one zealot devoting a whole winter to the task of combating shinty and tobacco.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
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