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shin |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shin \Shin\, v. t. To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up [Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shin \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shin \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] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shin n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg 3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}] v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
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