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
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
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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