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shinty

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shinty [ˈʃɪntɪ] US and Canadian, shinny [ˈʃɪnɪ]
n pl -ties, -nies
1. (Team Sports, other than specified) a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end
2. (General Sporting Terms) the stick used in this game
vb -ties, -tying, -tied US and Canadian, -nies -nying, -nied (intr)
(Team Sports, other than specified) to play shinty
[possibly from Scottish Gaelic sinteag a pace, bound]
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"They won't give 'em up," said the man; "there's a regular shinty in the house, and everything at sixes and sevens.
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