shinny
IPA: ʃˈɪni
noun
- (Canada) An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
- (Canada) Street hockey.
- (Canada, informal) Hockey.
- (US, anthropology) A hockey-like game played by American Indians.
- Moonshine (illegal alcohol)
verb
- To climb in an awkward manner.
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Examples of "shinny" in Sentences
- He started skating and playing shinny at age four.
- I personally would prefer the shinny copper color.
- Also, shinny can also mean moonshine illegal alcohol .
- Brother officers still speak with awe of his skill at Shinny.
- Morenz learned his hockey by playing shinny on the Thames River.
- The 1850s medal pictured was presented to a shinny tournament champion.
- Shinny also shinney is an informal type of hockey played on ice or the street.
- Shinny was not just a part of Navajo culture it was part of many Indian stories.
- This Canadian expression has also been used to describe the players on the losing side of a game of shinny.
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