verb
- to climb up something by gripping with the hands and legs
Usage: informal
noun
- a simple form of hockey played informally, especially on ice
Usage: informal
Examples
- The kids decided to shinny up the old oak tree.
- He had to shinny up the pole to retrieve the kite.
- We played shinny on the frozen pond all afternoon.
- The neighborhood children organized a game of shinny in the street.
- She watched her brother shinny up the rope during gym class.
- Every winter, the local kids would gather for shinny games on the lake.