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Definition of Shinning
1. shin [v] - See also: shin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shinning
Literary usage of Shinning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"shinning around (American), explained by quotation. " Fossicking about " is now
used as a general term for what the Americans call skinning around, ..."
2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"Most of his time was spent in what he called "shinning around" after money; and,
speaking jokingly of his labors in this direction, he said that it seemed ..."
3. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1897)
"Most of his time was spent in what he called "shinning around" after money; and,
speaking jokingly of his labors in this direction, he said that it seemed ..."
4. Memories of Eton and Etonians: Including My Life at Eton, 1854-1863, and by Alfred Lubbock, Robin. Lubbock (1899)
"I become keeper of the Wall—Field and Wall colours—Some of our matches—Value of
weight at the wall—A shinning match- Colleges v. ..."
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