Noun: shinny shi-nee
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- 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
"The kids played shinny in the cul-de-sac";
- shinney [archaic]
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Climb awkwardly over rough or steep ground, often also using hands
"The children shinnied up the tree";
- clamber, scramble, struggle
Derived forms: shinnied, shinnies, shinnying
Type of: climb, field hockey, hockey
Encyclopedia: Shinny, Tom