sore shin

American

noun

Plant Pathology.

a disease of plant seedlings, characterized by stem cankers that girdle the stem near the soil line, caused by any of several fungi, especially Rhizoctonia solani.

Etymology

Origin of sore shin

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The only regular sidelined Friday was Turner, who has been nursing a sore shin since fouling a ball off it 10 days ago and aggravating it while sliding.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Orioles: OF Cedric Mullins was held out of the lineup with a sore shin after fouling a ball off his leg a night earlier.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

There were more than a few Mariners players frustrated with his decision to not play in a pivotal series in Oakland because of a sore shin.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2018

A defender then fell onto Reynolds’s left leg, leading to a sore shin.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2015

Flora Baumbach, about to rise with the found pin, quickly sank down again to protect her sore shin in the shag carpeting.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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