shin

Betekenis

Noun

1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
2. A fishplate for a railway

Verb

1. 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.
2. To strike with the shin.
3. (slang) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʃɪn/

Etymologie

From Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene. Not related to skin.