Usage examples (17)

• When we had nothing else to do in the way of enjoyment we played the game of "shinney" - a game that gave great pleasure to us all.
• In the woodpile he noticed "shinny-sticks" where their owners had put them for safe-keeping – he knew all the "hidie-holes," though it was years and years since he had played...
• "shinney-sticks" where their owners had put them for safe-keeping -- he knew all the "hidie-holes," though it was years and years since he had played "shinney" here.
• The name "bandy" is sometimes applied also to shinney or shinty and in