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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 puckplay

  Familiarity information: SHINNEY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHINNEY (noun)


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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