SHINNY

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

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

shinny (third-person singular simple present shinnies, present participle shinnying, simple past and past participle shinnied)

To climb in an awkward manner.

Etymology 2

Noun

shinny (uncountable) or shinny hockey

(Canada) An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.

(Canada) Street hockey.

(Canada, informal) Hockey.

(US, anthropology) A hockey-like game played by American Indians.

Etymology 3

Noun

shinny (uncountable)

Moonshine (illegal alcohol)

Source: Wiktionary



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