shinny
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shin·ny /ˈʃɪni/ verb (shinnied, shinnying, shinnies) [intransitive] American English shinny up/down CLIMBto climb quickly up or down a tree, pole etc by using your hands and legs 快速地爬上/爬下 SYN British English shin→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
shinny• The boy panicked and tried more desperately to shinny up the mast.• His brother was eight and spent two days learning how to shinny up to the office.Origin shinny (1800-1900) shin “to climb holding on with your legs” ((19-21 centuries)), from shin (noun)shin·ny verbChineseSyllable
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shinny
shin‧ny /ˈʃɪni/
verb (past tense and past participle shinnied, present participle shinnying, third person singular shinnies) [intransitive] American English
SYN shin British English
shin‧ny /ˈʃɪni/
verb (past tense and past participle shinnied, present participle shinnying, third person singular shinnies) [intransitive] American English Date: 1800-1900
Origin: shin 'to climb holding on with your legs' (19-21 centuries), from shin (noun)
shinny up/down to climb quickly up or down a tree, pole etc by using your hands and legs Origin: shin 'to climb holding on with your legs' (19-21 centuries), from shin (noun)
SYN shin British English
