Home › Words › S › shinneyshinneyshinney · noun — the game of hockey.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom shindy, from the likelihood of players banging their shins.nounThe game of hockey.e.g.“Let the boys play at cricket, trap and ball, shinney, fives, skipping, running, coits, marbles, climbing trees, jumping, &c.” — 1825, The Medico-chirurgical Review:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).