SHINNY


Meaning of SHINNY in English

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

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