Example sentences from the Web for shinty

Hockey, hok′i, n. a game at ball played with a club or stick curved at one end, shinty.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
This exhilarating game is known in some parts of the world as "shinty."
Denmark|M. Pearson Thomson
Occasionally a shinty or "clubbing" match takes place on New Year's day.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
Shinty was suited to a New Year's day; it kept the spirits up and the body warm.
The Celtic Magazine, Vol I, No. IV, February 1876|Various

It is supposed that their worships were under the impression that billiards was a new form of shinty.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920|Various

shinty

US and Canadian shinny (ˈʃɪnɪ)

/ (ˈʃɪntɪ) /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR shinty ON THESAURUS.COM

noun plural -ties or -nies

a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end

the stick used in this game

verb -ties, -tying or -tied or US and Canadian -nies, -nying or -nied (intr)

to play shinty

Word Origin for shinty

C17: possibly from Scottish Gaelic sinteag a pace, bound

Words nearby shinty

shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shin splints, Shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, shipboard, shipborne

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单词	shinty
释义	Example sentences from the Web for shinty Hockey, hok′i, n. a game at ball played with a club or stick curved at one end, shinty. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various This exhilarating game is known in some parts of the world as "shinty." Denmark\|M. Pearson Thomson Occasionally a shinty or "clubbing" match takes place on New Year's day. Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire\|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot Shinty was suited to a New Year's day; it kept the spirits up and the body warm. The Celtic Magazine, Vol I, No. IV, February 1876\|Various It is supposed that their worships were under the impression that billiards was a new form of shinty. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920\|Various shinty US and Canadian shinny (ˈʃɪnɪ) / (ˈʃɪntɪ) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shinty ON THESAURUS.COM noun plural -ties or -nies a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end the stick used in this game verb -ties, -tying or -tied or US and Canadian -nies, -nying or -nied (intr) to play shinty Word Origin for shinty C17: possibly from Scottish Gaelic sinteag a pace, bound Words nearby shinty shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shin splints, Shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, shipboard, shipborne Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shinty bandy, hurley, hurling, shinny, street hockey
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