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shin

1  [shin] noun, verb, shinned, shin⋅ning.
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–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)
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shin 1   (shĭn)   
n.  

    1. The front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle.

    2. The shinbone.

  2. The lower foreleg in beef cattle. Used of cuts of meat.

v.   shinned, shin·ning, shins

v.   tr.

  1. To climb (a rope or pole, for example) by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs.

  2. To kick or hit in the shins.

v.   intr.

  1. To climb something by shinning it.

  2. To move quickly on foot.


[Middle English shine, from Old English scinu; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: shin
Pronunciation: 'shin
Function: noun
: the front part of the leg below the knee
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

shin (shĭn)
n.

  1. The front part of the leg located below the knee and above the ankle.

  2. The tibia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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