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Meanings of shinney in inglês

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.

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        Examples for "shinny"
        Examples for "shinny"
        1
        With my wounded shoulder it was impossible to shinny up the pipe.
        "Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
        2
        This is the NHL, and right now we're just playing shinny hockey.
        Reuters
        3
        To brother Bill fell shinny clubs and bats, marbles and a kite.
        Watch Yourself Go By
        4
        He'll let you play 'shinny' in the halls if you want to.
        Flowing Gold
        5
        For every gesture other apps have, we have a big shinny button.
        Wired
        Usage of shinney in inglês
        1
        Can't they shinney 'round, jest as well as other fellers?
        Messenger No. 48
        2
        I have played at cricket or shinney, or boated, since I was nine years old.
        A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental a...
        3
        Football, baseball, shinney, circus,-thingslike that.
        Quill's Window
        4
        The children were out playing "shinney."
        The Second Chance
        5
        Somebody else got his head hurt at shinney and so that was put a stop to, I believe, at Mr.--'sschool.
        A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental a...
        6
        Lawn hockey is an excellent game and is really the old game of "shinney" or "shinty" played scientifically and with definite rules.
        Outdoor Sports and Games
        7
        The name "bandy" is sometimes applied also to shinney or shinty and in England it is also applied to our American game of ice hockey.
        Outdoor Sports and Games
        Frequent collocations
        Shinney through the time