shinny
An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a…An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
/ˈʃɪni/
Meaning
5 senses(Canada, uncountable)An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
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
(Canada, uncountable)Street hockey.
(Canada, informal, uncountable)Hockey.
(US, uncountable)A hockey-like game played by American Indians.
(uncountable)Moonshine. (illegal alcohol)
Origin
Variation of shinty.Variation of shinty.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in 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:shinney
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable