shinning

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Variant of shin

shin definition

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

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What happens when a game of football is proposed at Christmas among a party of young men assembled from different schools? Alas!† The Eton man is enamoured of his own rules, and turns up his nose at Rugbyas not sufficiently aristocratic; while the Rugbeian retorts that 'bullying'and 'sneaking'are not to his taste, and he is not afraid of his shins, or of a 'maul'or 'scrimmage'.On hearing this the Harrovian pricks up his ears, and though he might previously have sided with Rugby, the insinuation against the courage of those who do not allow 'shinning'arouses his ire, and causes him to refuse to lay with one who has offered it. Thus it is found impossible to get up a game.

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