Definitions for shinny

shinny shin·ny

Spelling: [shin-ee]
IPA: /ˈʃɪn i/

Shinny is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in shinny (hinnsy).

Definitions for shinny

noun

  1. a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
  2. the club used.

verb (used without object)

  1. to play shinny.
  2. to drive the ball at shinny.
  3. shin1 (def 5):

Origin of shinny

First recorded in 1665-75; variant of shin ye, cry used in the game

Examples for shinny

Strong and the boys felt that shinny would let them know when he was ready.

"Isn't altogether size that wins in shinny," said Mr. Craven.

Of the first importance is shinny, or, as they call it, tha-se-vi'-ga.

His first step had been the organization of the shinny club.

If it's fighting, why fight, but if it's shinny, play the game.

When I got it I went back to my house and struck it to the west with my shinny stick.

The games they enjoyed most were "shinny" and a game played on the ice in the winter.

I mean she would never 'shinny' up a straight, slivery beam.

When they had been chosen, David had to shinny up them to lop off their branches.

The beam was too massive to shinny, yet too narrow to lie inside and elbow up.

Word Value for shinny
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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