I. noun
also shin·ney ˈshinē, -ni
( -es )
Etymology: perhaps from shin (I) + -y; from the damage done to shins by the sticks
1.
a. : the game of hockey as informally played with a curved stick and usually a ball or block of wood by schoolboys
b. : the curved stick used in the game
2. : ice hockey poorly played and usually without benefit of proper equipment or officials
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration of shin (II)
: shin 1