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Definition of Shindy
1. Noun. A large and noisy party of people.
Definition of Shindy
1. n. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
Definition of Shindy
1. Noun. A shindig. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shindy
1. a shindig [n -DYS or -DIES] - See also: shindig
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shindy
Literary usage of Shindy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"The Sultan of Zanzibar—Tippu-Tib and Stanley Falls—On board ss Madura —" shindy "
between the Zanzibaris and Soudanese— Sketches of my various officers—Tip) ..."
2. In Darkest Africa Or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"The Sultan of Zanzibar—Tippu-Tib and Stanley Falls-On board ss Madura — " shindy "
between the Zanzibaris and Soudanese— Sketches of my various ..."
3. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"The Sultan of Zanzibar—Tippu-Tib and Stanley Falls-On board me Bm™"-,
_., shindy "between the ... shindy ..."
4. Pioneer History of Milwaukee by James Smith Buck (1886)
"... Runaway—A Bit of a shindy—Police Jottings—Census of Milwaukee—Census of
County—Bay State Foundry—John S. Harris, ..."
5. The Other Side of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition by Henry Richard Fox Bourne (1891)
"... are here revealed by Mr. Stanley :— ' Two hours from Zanzibar, what is called
a " shindy " took place between the Zanzibaris and Soudanese. ..."