shinnyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈʃɪni/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪni/

Forms: Also shinney, shinnie.

Etymology: ? < the cry used in the game shin ye, shin you (also shin your side ), of obscure origin; compare hummie , a dialect name for shinty, and the cry hun you , shin you (Sheffield Gloss.); see also shinty n. Other dialect names of the game are shinnins, shinnock, shinnup; also shinder verb.

A (north-country and American) game similar to hockey, played with a ball and sticks curved at one end; also, the stick and the ball used in this game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > shinty > [noun]

shinny1672

shinty1771

shindy1846

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > shinty > [noun] > stick

shinny1794

shinty1808

caman1891

1672 in Maidment Bk. Scotish Pasquils (1868) 181 He..did transub Himself to ball, the Parliament to club, Which will him holl when right teased at ane blow, Or els Sir Patrick will be the shinnie goe.

1794 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 216 Shinney, a stick rounding at one end, to strike a small wooden ball with.

1810 Ann. Reg. 532 Contending parties, in the northern counties of England, exert themselves to drive the shinney to its goal.

1860 J. F. Campbell Pop. Tales W. Highlands I. iv. 100 He..gets him to make an iron shinny.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 51 The nose of the [sturgeon] fish..being greatly coveted by us small boys wherewith to make a ball for ‘shinny’.

attributive.1794 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 216 Shinney-hah, a game so called.1825 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. II. 78 A group of little pensioners, who regularly annoyed him for a shinny ball, or some such article.1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 206 Each of them had a walrus-rib for a..shinny-stick.

Draft additions June 2006

North American (originally Canadian). A simple or informal game of ice hockey, esp. one played outdoors. Also attributive, esp. in shinny hockey.

ΚΠ

1847 in Origin Hockey in Canada (1942) 2 Most of the soldier boys were quite at home on skates. They could cut the figure eight and other fancy figures, but ‘shinny’ was their great delight.

1895 J. M. Oxley My Strange Rescue 341 As first played in Canada, hockey went by various names, some of which were apparently merely local—hurley, shinny, rickets, and so forth. It was played only upon the ice in winter-time, and there was not much pretence to rules.

1927 Nashua (Iowa) Reporter 2 Feb. The way to become a whirlwind hockey player..or a breath-taking fancy skater..is to get out and play shinny.

1964 Star Weekly (Toronto) 5 Dec. 21/1 No shinny stuff for these boys..taught in big league style by Richard Caouette.

1990 Sports Illustr. 8 Oct. 18/2 Today the sport's bucolic roots are reflected in the term shinny hockey, the informal version of the game in which anything handy—a chunk of wood, a shard of ice, a clod of frozen horseplop—will serve as the smackable center of attention.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shinnyn.²

Brit.

/ˈʃɪni/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪni/

Etymology: Alteration of shine n.¹ 3b: see -y suffix⁶.

southern U.S.

= moonshine n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > illicit spirits

moonshine1782

moonlight1809

Jack1816

sly grog (seller, etc.)1829

busthead1851

hooch1897

jackass1921

moon1921

samogon1928

shine1933

shinny1934

Hokonui1947

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1944 D. Van de Voort in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore v. 686 Wiley went over to the safe and got out his pappy's jug of shinny.

1960 H. Lee To kill Mockingbird xiii. 139 Miss Maudie Atkinson baked a Lane cake so loaded with shinny it made me tight.

1972 J. Carr Second Oldest Profession xi. 166 There are often regional names by which the illicit distillate is recognized. Some of these are ‘cannonball swig’..‘preacher's lye’..‘shinny’..‘kickapoo joy juice’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shinnyv.

Brit.

/ˈʃɪni/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪni/

Etymology: < shin n.¹

U.S.

intransitive. To shin up a tree. Also with down, absol., and with adverbial accusative, as to shinny one's way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > climb down

to climb downa1400

shinny1888

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > climb > by clasping with legs and arms

swerve?1606

swarve1614

swarm1681

shin1829

shinny1888

1888 T. Stevens Around World on Bicycle 307 The trees..are..swarming with monkeys... Shinnying up the toddy-palms.

1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vi. 86 Jim shinnied down the tree.

1937 Sun (Baltimore) 23 Oct. 12/7 It is difficult to imagine a man over 60 shinnying up a porch post.

1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xiii. 61 Somehow he's managed to shinny his way back into her good graces.

1976 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. 15/2 They must..shinny up ropes, and slide down vines.

1977 Time 4 Apr. 42/2 Coming on fast is Robert Shaw, Israeli counter~terrorist, who must shinny down a rope from a helicopter.

Derivatives

ˈshinnying n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > climbing down

shinnying1906

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > climbing by clasping with legs and arms

shinnying1906

1906 Washington Post 22 May 2 As its girth precluded ‘shinnying’, Gladden procured a ladder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1672

n.²1934

v.1888

单词	shinny
释义	shinnyn.¹ Brit. /ˈʃɪni/, U.S. /ˈʃɪni/ Forms: Also shinney, shinnie. Etymology: ? < the cry used in the game shin ye, shin you (also shin your side ), of obscure origin; compare hummie , a dialect name for shinty, and the cry hun you , shin you (Sheffield Gloss.); see also shinty n. Other dialect names of the game are shinnins, shinnock, shinnup; also shinder verb. A (north-country and American) game similar to hockey, played with a ball and sticks curved at one end; also, the stick and the ball used in this game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > shinty > [noun] shinny1672 shinty1771 shindy1846 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > shinty > [noun] > stick shinny1794 shinty1808 caman1891 1672 in Maidment Bk. Scotish Pasquils (1868) 181 He..did transub Himself to ball, the Parliament to club, Which will him holl when right teased at ane blow, Or els Sir Patrick will be the shinnie goe. 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 216 Shinney, a stick rounding at one end, to strike a small wooden ball with. 1810 Ann. Reg. 532 Contending parties, in the northern counties of England, exert themselves to drive the shinney to its goal. 1860 J. F. Campbell Pop. Tales W. Highlands I. iv. 100 He..gets him to make an iron shinny. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 51 The nose of the [sturgeon] fish..being greatly coveted by us small boys wherewith to make a ball for ‘shinny’. attributive.1794 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 216 Shinney-hah, a game so called.1825 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. II. 78 A group of little pensioners, who regularly annoyed him for a shinny ball, or some such article.1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 206 Each of them had a walrus-rib for a..shinny-stick. Draft additions June 2006 North American (originally Canadian). A simple or informal game of ice hockey, esp. one played outdoors. Also attributive, esp. in shinny hockey. ΚΠ 1847 in Origin Hockey in Canada (1942) 2 Most of the soldier boys were quite at home on skates. They could cut the figure eight and other fancy figures, but ‘shinny’ was their great delight. 1895 J. M. Oxley My Strange Rescue 341 As first played in Canada, hockey went by various names, some of which were apparently merely local—hurley, shinny, rickets, and so forth. It was played only upon the ice in winter-time, and there was not much pretence to rules. 1927 Nashua (Iowa) Reporter 2 Feb. The way to become a whirlwind hockey player..or a breath-taking fancy skater..is to get out and play shinny. 1964 Star Weekly (Toronto) 5 Dec. 21/1 No shinny stuff for these boys..taught in big league style by Richard Caouette. 1990 Sports Illustr. 8 Oct. 18/2 Today the sport's bucolic roots are reflected in the term shinny hockey, the informal version of the game in which anything handy—a chunk of wood, a shard of ice, a clod of frozen horseplop—will serve as the smackable center of attention. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shinnyn.² Brit. /ˈʃɪni/, U.S. /ˈʃɪni/ Etymology: Alteration of shine n.¹ 3b: see -y suffix⁶. southern U.S. = moonshine n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > illicit spirits moonshine1782 moonlight1809 Jack1816 sly grog (seller, etc.)1829 busthead1851 hooch1897 jackass1921 moon1921 samogon1928 shine1933 shinny1934 Hokonui1947 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1944 D. Van de Voort in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore v. 686 Wiley went over to the safe and got out his pappy's jug of shinny. 1960 H. Lee To kill Mockingbird xiii. 139 Miss Maudie Atkinson baked a Lane cake so loaded with shinny it made me tight. 1972 J. Carr Second Oldest Profession xi. 166 There are often regional names by which the illicit distillate is recognized. Some of these are ‘cannonball swig’..‘preacher's lye’..‘shinny’..‘kickapoo joy juice’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shinnyv. Brit. /ˈʃɪni/, U.S. /ˈʃɪni/ Etymology: < shin n.¹ U.S. intransitive. To shin up a tree. Also with down, absol., and with adverbial accusative, as to shinny one's way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > climb down to climb downa1400 shinny1888 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > climb > by clasping with legs and arms swerve?1606 swarve1614 swarm1681 shin1829 shinny1888 1888 T. Stevens Around World on Bicycle 307 The trees..are..swarming with monkeys... Shinnying up the toddy-palms. 1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vi. 86 Jim shinnied down the tree. 1937 Sun (Baltimore) 23 Oct. 12/7 It is difficult to imagine a man over 60 shinnying up a porch post. 1967 ‘E. Queen’ Face to Face xiii. 61 Somehow he's managed to shinny his way back into her good graces. 1976 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. 15/2 They must..shinny up ropes, and slide down vines. 1977 Time 4 Apr. 42/2 Coming on fast is Robert Shaw, Israeli counter~terrorist, who must shinny down a rope from a helicopter. Derivatives ˈshinnying n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > climbing down shinnying1906 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > climbing by clasping with legs and arms shinnying1906 1906 Washington Post 22 May 2 As its girth precluded ‘shinnying’, Gladden procured a ladder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1672n.²1934v.1888
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shinnyv.

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