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shin - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'shin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shin [ n.]
- The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
- A fish plate for rails.
2 . Shin [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank.
3 . Shin [ v. t.]
- To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up.