1. a dense thicket of small oak trees, especially shin oak
Usage: regional, southwestern U.S.

Examples

• The cattle grazed at the edge of the shinnery.
• We had to push through the thick shinnery to reach the clearing.
• The shinnery provided shelter for small wildlife.
• Hunters often found deer hiding in the shinnery.
• The rancher cleared part of the shinnery for pasture.
• Wild turkeys nested in the protective shinnery.