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shinties

shinties is the plural of shinty.

Meaning of shinty

Noun

shinty (countable and uncountable, plural shinties)

  1. (uncountable) A game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland.
    • Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 278
    Synonyms:
    camanachd
  2. (countable) The stick used to strike the ball in this game, similar to a hockey stick.
    Synonyms:
    caman

Questions about shinties

What is shinties the plural of?
Shinties is the plural of shinty.

Words near shinties in the dictionary

  1. Shinskys
  2. shinsplint
  3. shinsplints
  4. shintai
  5. shintaido
  6. shinties
  7. shintiyan
  8. shintiyans
  9. Shinto
  10. Shintoism
  11. Shintoist

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