About The Word Shin
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Shin
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What's The Definition Of Shin?
[n] the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
[n] the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [n] the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet [n] a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [v] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling Synonyms | Synonyms for Shin: clamber | scramble | shinbone | shinny | skin | sputter | struggle | tibia Related Terms | Find terms related to Shin: See Also | alphabetic character | Aramaic alphabet | body part | climb | cut | cut of meat | Hebraic alphabet | Hebrew alphabet | leg | leg bone | letter | letter of the alphabet Shin In Webster's Dictionary \Shin\, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D.
scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen,
Sw. skenben. Cf. {Chine}.]
1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge
of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
``On his shin.'' --Chaucer.
2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight.
{Shin bone} (Anat.), the tibia.
{Shin leaf} (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb ({Pyrola
elliptica}) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme
of greenish white flowers.
\Shin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shinning}.] 1. 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. [Slang] 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett. \Shin\, v. t. To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [Slang] |
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