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Word: Shinty
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century (earlier as shinny): apparently from the cry shin ye, shin you, shin t' ye, used in the game, of unknown origin; compare with shinny
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɪnti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Scottish twelve-a-side game resembling hockey, played with curved sticks and taller goalposts and derived from the Irish game of hurling.
Short Definition:Scottish twelve-a-side game resembling hockey
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