shinney
- noun
- US
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shinney
- We used an old tin can as a puck during our game of shinney in the street.
Examples
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On winter afternoons, children gathered on the frozen pond to play shinney until the sun set.
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He fondly recalled the days when neighborhood kids would organize impromptu shinney matches after school.
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The kids played shinney in the street after school.
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Have you ever played shinney on ice?
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After school, the children grabbed their sticks and headed outside to play shinney in the empty lot.
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We used a rubber ball and made goals out of old crates to enjoy a lively game of shinney during recess.
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Every winter, the neighborhood hosts a friendly shinney tournament on the lake once it freezes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A fast game on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into the goal
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8.8
A simple hockey-like game played with homemade sticks and a ball
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word shinney comes from the Scottish game shinty, an old stick game much like field hockey, so it became the name for the simple street or ice hockey children play. A helpful way to remember it is that shinney sounds like shinty, and both mean an informal, rough game rather than formal hockey.