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shin
1 [shin]
noun, verb, shinned, shin⋅ning.–noun
| 1. | the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle. |
| 2. | the lower part of the foreleg in cattle. |
| 3. | the shinbone or tibia, esp. its sharp edge or front portion. |
| 4. | Chiefly British. a cut of beef similar to the U.S. shank, usually cut into small pieces for stewing. |
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 5. | to climb by holding fast with the hands or arms and legs and drawing oneself up. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME shine, OE scinu; c. D scheen, G Schien(bein)
bef. 1000; ME shine, OE scinu; c. D scheen, G Schien(bein)

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shin 2 (shēn, shĭn) n. The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew šîn, of Phoenician origin; see šnn in Semitic roots.] |
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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.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] 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.Shin
Shin\, v. t. To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [Slang]
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Language Translation for : Shin
Spanish:
espinilla,
German:
das Schienenbein,
Japanese:
向こうずね
shin
O.E. scinu "shin," from P.Gmc. *skino "thin piece" (cf. Du. scheen, O.H.G. scina, Ger. Schienbein "shin, shinbones"), from PIE base *skei- "to cut, split." The verb meaning "to climb by using arms and legs" (originally a nautical word) is recorded from 1829. A shin-plaster was a piece of paper soaked in vinegar and used to treat sore legs; in U.S. history, it was used jocularly for "devalued low-denomination paper currency" (1824). Shin splints is attested from 1930.
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Main Entry: shin
Pronunciation: 'shin
Function: noun
: the front part of the leg below the knee
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shin (shĭn)
n.
- The front part of the leg located below the knee and above the ankle.
- The tibia.
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