- shinnies
- shin·ny || 'ʃɪnɪ v. climb by wrapping one's arms and legs around an object and pulling oneself upward
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shinny — shinny1 /shin ee/, n., pl. shinnies, v., shinnied, shinnying. n. 1. a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end. 2. the club used. v.i. 3. to play shinny. 4. to drive the ball at shinny … Universalium
shinny — shin|ny [ˈʃıni] v past tense and past participle shinnied present participle shinnying third person singular shinnies [i]AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: shin to climb holding on with your legs (19 21 centuries), from shin (noun)] shinny up/down to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shinny — shinny1 verb (shinnies, shinnying, shinnied) North American term for shin. Origin C19: from shin + y2. shinny2 noun N. Amer. an informal form of ice hockey played on the street or on ice. Origin … English new terms dictionary
shinny — UK [ˈʃɪnɪ] / US verb Word forms shinny : present tense I/you/we/they shinny he/she/it shinnies present participle shinnying past tense shinnied past participle shinnied Phrasal verbs: shinny up … English dictionary
shinny up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shinny up : present tense I/you/we/they shinny up he/she/it shinnies up present participle shinnying up past tense shinnied up past participle shinnied up American informal shinny up something to shin up a… … English dictionary
shinny — I. /ˈʃɪni/ (say shinee) noun (plural shinnies, shinnied, shinnying) → shinty. II. /ˈʃɪni/ (say shinee) verb (t) (shinnied, shinnying) Colloquial to climb using the shins. {from shin (noun) …
shinny — shinny1 [shin′ē] n. pl. shinnies [prob. < SHIN1] 1. a simple form of hockey, esp. as played by children 2. the curved stick or club used in this game vi. shinnied, shinnying to play shinny: Also sp. shinney … English World dictionary
shinny up — ˈshinny up [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shinny up he/she/it shinnies up present participle shinnying up past tense shinnied up … Useful english dictionary
