Meanings
nounshinney (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableThe game of hockey.
Let the boys play at cricket, trap and ball, shinney, fives, skipping, running, coits, marbles, climbing trees, jumping, &c.
1825, The Medico-chirurgical Review
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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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Origin
From shindy, from the likelihood of players banging their shins.
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shinney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinney
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“shinney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinney. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shinney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shinney.
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