Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Shinkansen
shinleaf
shinney
shinny (1)
shinny (2)
shinplaster
shintaido
Shinto
shinty
shiny
-ship
ship
ship biscuit
ship canal
ship chandler
ship fitter
ship money
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

shinty

shin·ty [ shíntee ]


noun  (plural shin·ties)
Definition:
 
1. Scottish game resembling field hockey: a game resembling field hockey traditionally played in the Highlands of Scotland

2. stick used in shinty: the stick that is used to play shinty



intransitive verb  (past and past participle shin·tied, present participle shin·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular shin·ties)
Definition:
 
play shinty: to play the game of shinty

[Late 17th century. Probably <shin (t')ye!, uttered by players of the game]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft