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shin

Syllabification: (shin)

Pronunciation: /SHin/

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Definition of shin

noun

the front of the leg below the knee.
a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow’s leg.

verb (shins, shinning, shinned)

[no object] (shin up/down)

climb quickly up or down by gripping with one’s arms and legs:he shinned up a tree

Origin:

Old English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning 'narrow or thin piece'; related to German Schiene 'thin plate' and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th century)