shinty en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Unknown
Meanings
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(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:To the city's large population of Highlanders, it was a portal to home, a place where you could speak Gaelic and sing it, buy tickets to the Glasgow Skye Association's annual dance, squabble about shinty arrange a lift to Ullapool, read the classifieds in the West Highland Free Press.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 156:
- (countable) The stick used to strike the ball in this game, similar to a hockey stick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shinties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |