shin·ny 1 also shin·ney (sh n  )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. [Probably from the phrase shin ye, a cry used in the game.] |
| shin·ny 2 (shn) intr.v. shin·nied, shin·ny·ing, shin·nies To climb by shinning. [Alteration of shin.] |
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| 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 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 climb - move with difficulty, by grasping |
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