verb
- climbs up something by gripping with the hands and legs
Usage: informal
noun
- plural of shinny, a simple form of hockey played informally
Usage: informal
Examples
- He shinnies up the tree to get the cat down.
- She shinnies up the rope in gym class.
- The kids play shinnies on the frozen pond every winter.
- They organized weekend shinnies at the local rink.
- The monkey shinnies up the pole effortlessly.
- We used to have shinnies after school when the ice was good.