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SHINNEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shinney mean?
• SHINNEY (noun)
The noun SHINNEY has 1 sense:
1. a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
Familiarity information: SHINNEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shinney; shinny
Hypernyms ("shinney" is a kind of...):
field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
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