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Where does “shinney” come from?

shinney (English) comes from English shindy — A shindig; An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a...

shinney (English): The game of hockey

Definitions

  1. The game of hockey

Ancestry of “shinney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshindyA shindig; An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a...
Every word from English shindy →