shinney
English edit
Etymology edit
From shindy, from the likelihood of players banging their shins.
Noun edit
shinney (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The game of hockey.
- 1825, The Medico-chirurgical Review:
- Let the boys play at cricket, trap and ball, shinney, fives, skipping, running, coits, marbles, climbing trees, jumping, &c.
See also edit
References edit
- “shinney”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Manx edit
Adjective edit
shinney
- comparative degree of shenn (“old”)
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| shinney | hinney after "yn", çhinney |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||