shinny

shin·ny ¹ also shin·ney  (shn)

n. pl. shin·nies also shin·neys

1. Ice, street, or field hockey played informally with a ball, can, or similar object.

2. The stick used when playing this game.

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[Probably from the phrase shin ye, a cry used in the game.]

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shin·ny ²  (shn)

intr.v. shin·nied, shin·ny·ing, shin·nies

To climb by shinning.

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[Alteration of shin.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shinny - 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 shinney field hockey, hockey - a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
Verb	1.	shinny - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling shin, skin, clamber, scramble, sputter, struggle climb - move with difficulty, by grasping