SHINNEY

shinny, shinney

(noun) a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shinney (uncountable)

(obsolete) The game of hockey.

Source: Wiktionary


Shin"ney, n. Etym: [CF. Shindy.]

Definition: The game of hockey; -- so called because of the liability of the players to receive blows on the shin. Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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