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How to pronounce shinny in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms clamber, scramble, shin, skin, sputter, struggle
Type of climb
Type Words
Synonyms shinney
Type of field hockey, hockey

Examples of shinny

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It takes the mild-mannered and turns them into screaming soldiers of shinny.
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Save the theoretical generalizations, and the shinny red apples for your professors.
From the economist.com
They would also play a popular game called shinny, which later became known as ice hockey.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes called a tree fox, grays can shinny up tree trunks and hop from branch to branch.
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Most players applauded the crackdown but others worried it may turn NHL hockey into no-hit shinny.
From the stltoday.com
Morenz learned his hockey by playing shinny on the Thames River.
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Pond hockey is commonly referred to in hockey circles as shinny.
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When shinny metal lunch boxes, new pairs of shoes and a fresh pack of Crayolas were the order of the day.
From the sfgate.com
In cold earth someday I'll sleep With a shinny stone above.
From the forbes.com
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  • 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
  • Clamber: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  • Shinny (also shinney) is an informal type of hockey played on ice or the street. There are no formal rules or specific positions, and generally, there are no goaltenders. The goal areas at each end may be marked by nets, or simply by objects, such as blocks of snow, stones, etc. ...
  • An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball; Street hockey; Hockey; To climb in an awkward manner
  • (n.) a slang term for liquor; usually whiskey or bourbon. Bourbon is a main ingredient in the recipe for a Lane cake.