shinny

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪni/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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
  2. verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Etymology

From shin (noun) + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shinney

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
field hockey

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