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shinny2

Syllabification: (shin·ny)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHinē/
(also shinny hockey)
Definition of shinny

noun

North American
  • an informal form of ice hockey played especially by children, on the street or on ice:we used to play shinny on the canal with tin cans

Origin:

variant of shinty

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