Shin
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English
Noun
shin (plural: shins)
Etymology
- From Old English shine, schine, Anglo-Saxon scina
- Akin to Dutch scheen, Old High German scina, German schiene, schienbein, Danish skinnebeen, Swedish skenben.
- Comparable to Chine
Noun
shin (plural: shins)
- The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
Verb
shin (shinned, shinning, shins)
- To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Shinny
- Shin bone
- Shin leaf
- Shin splints