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shinty

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪnti/

Definition of shinty

noun (plural shinties)

[mass noun]

a Scottish twelve-a-side game resembling hockey, played with curved sticks and taller goalposts and derived from the Irish game of hurling.

Origin:

mid 18th century (earlier as shinny): apparently from the cry shin ye, shin you, shin t' ye, used in the game, of unknown origin; compare with shinny²