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Definition of Shin splints
1. Noun. Painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners.
Definition of Shin splints
1. Noun. (plural of shin splint) ¹
2. Noun. (context: with singular verb) Inflammation of muscles around the shins. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shin Splints
Literary usage of Shin splints
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Injured...What Now? by H.W. Muller-Wohlfahrt, Hans Jurgen Montag (1999)
"PERIOSTITIS (shin-splints) Periostitis of the tibia (inflammation of the fibrous
membrane along the bone's surface) is among the most painful of sports ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"SHIN-SPLINTS, a kind of greave or leg armour worn on the shins by trimmers, etc.,
... I lost a' my shin-splints among the great stanes." The Collier's Rant. ..."
3. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"SHIN-SPLINTS, a kind of greave or leg armour worn on the shins by trimmers,
etc., to protect the legs in working. " I lost a' my shin-splints among the ..."
4. Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1998)
"... Cap Pain (Patellofemoral Syndrome) shin splints Low Back Pain Knee Sprain with
Effusion Back Pain Quadriceps Strain Tendonitis below Knee Cap (Patellar) ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"SHIN-SPLINTS. Pieces of wood placed on the legs of persons who break stones for
roads. SHIP. (1) Sheep. West. (2) A censer. ..."
6. Northern Garlands by Joseph Ritson, Joseph Haslewood (1810)
"I've broken my bottle, and spilt a' my drink; I lost a' my shin-splints among
the great staues, Draw me t' the shaft, it's time to gane hame. ..."
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