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Definition of 'shin'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) shine, from (etyl) scinu, from (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene.
Noun
( en-noun)
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone.
A fishplate for a railway.
- (Knight)
Synonyms
* tibia
Related terms
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Verb
( shinn)
To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.
- to shin up a mast
To strike with the shin.
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=January 5
|author=Mark Ashenden
|title=Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea
|work=BBC
citation
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|passage=The warning signs had been there as Peter Cech had already had to palm away a stinging shot from Ronald Zubar but immediately afterwards the Blues goalkeeper could only watch in horror as defender Boswinga shinned the ball into his own net from Hunt's corner. }}
(US|slang) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.
- (Bartlett)
Synonyms
* shinny (US)
Derived terms
* shinny
* shin bone
* shin leaf
* shin splints
Etymology 2
Ultimately from (etyl) . Compare Shamash.
Alternative forms
* sheen
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Noun
( en-noun)
The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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Anagrams
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