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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHIN, n. The fore part of the leg, particularly of the human leg; the fore part of the crural bone, called tibia. This bone being only covered by the skin, may be named for that circumstance; skin-bone; or it may be formed from the root of chine, edge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [syn: shin, shin bone]
3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin] v
1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Japanese, literally, truth Date: 1877 a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English shine, from Old English scinu; akin to Old High German scina shin, Old English sc?a shin, leg Date: before 12th century the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee II. verb (shinned; shinning) Date: 1829 intransitive verb 1. shinny 2. to move forward rapidly on foot transitive verb 1. to kick or strike on the shins 2. to climb by shinnying III. noun Etymology: Hebrew sh?n Date: circa 1823 the 22d letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the leg below the knee. 2 a cut of beef from the lower foreleg. --v.tr. & (usu. foll. by up, down) intr. (shinned, shinning) climb quickly by clinging with the arms and legs. Phrases and idioms: shin-bone = TIBIA. shin-pad (or -guard) a protective pad for the shins, worn when playing football etc. Etymology: OE sinu

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shin Shin, v. t. To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shin Shin, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D. scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen, Sw. skenben. Cf. Chine.] 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. ``On his shin.'' --Chaucer. 2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight. Shin bone (Anat.), the tibia. Shin leaf (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shin Shin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Shinning.] 1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(shins) Your shins are the front parts of your legs between your knees and your ankles. She punched him on the nose and kicked him in the shins. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Fore part of the lower leg, tibia, shinbone. II. v. n. Swarm, climb (with hands and knees).

Moby Thesaurus

ankle, bayonet legs, bowlegs, calf, clamber, clamber up, climb, climb over, climb up, cnemis, dash, drumstick, escalade, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, gigot, ham, hind leg, hock, jamb, knee, leg, limb, mount, podite, popliteal space, ramp, run, scale, scale the heights, scamper, scissor-legs, scoot, scrabble up, scramble up, scurry, shank, shin up, shinny, sprint, stems, struggle up, stumps, surmount, tarsus, trotters, upclimb