[shin] n [ME shine, fr. OE scinu; akin to OHG scina shin, OE scia shin, leg] (bef. 12c): the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee
[2]shin vb shinned ; shin.ning vi (1829) 1: to move oneself up or down something vertical (as a pole) esp. by alternately hugging it with the arms or hands and the legs
2: to move forward rapidly on foot ~ vt 1: to kick or strike on the shins
2: to climb by shinning [3]shin n [Heb shin] (ca. 1823): the 22d letter of the Hebrew alphabet Shin n [Jp, lit., truth] (1877): a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha