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shin (s̸hin)

noun

  1. the front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
  2. the lower foreleg in beef

Etymology: ME schine < OE scinu, akin to Ger schiene, thin plate, schien-, shin < IE base *skei- > sheath

transitive verb, intransitive verb shinned, shinning shin′·ning

to climb (a rope, pole, etc.) by using both hands and legs for gripping: often with up
shin2 definition

shin (s̸hēn)

noun

the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׁ)

Etymology: Heb sīn, shīn, lit., tooth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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