shinny

¹shin·ny

noun \ˈshi-nē\

Definition of SHINNY

: a variation of hockey played by children with a curved stick and a ball or block of wood; also : the stick used

Variants of SHINNY

shin·ny also shin·ney \ˈshi-nē\

Origin of SHINNY

perhaps from ¹shin

First Known Use: 1672

Other Field and Goal Sports Terms

crease, lateral, lax, overthrow, playbook, post, screen, scrum, secondary, ultimate

Rhymes with SHINNY

cine, finny, ginny, guinea, Guinea, hinny, mini, ninny, pinny, skinny, spinney, squinny, tinny, whinny, Winnie

²shinny

intransitive verb

shin·niedshin·ny·ing

Definition of SHINNY

: to move oneself up or down something vertical (as a pole) especially by alternately hugging it with the arms or hands and the legs

Origin of SHINNY

alteration of ²shin

First Known Use: 1851

Rhymes with SHINNY

ginny, mini, skinny, squinny, whinny