December 01, 2003
shin·dig
shin·dig (sh
n
dg
)
n.
1 a large, lively party.
2 a noisy disturbance or quarrel. Also called shindy...
shindy
n. (pl. shindies)
1 a noisy disturbance or quarrel.
2 a large, lively party.
— ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of SHINTY...
shinty
n.
a Scottish game resembling hockey, played with curved sticks and taller goalposts and derived from hurling.
— ORIGIN apparently from the cry shin ye, shin you, shin t’ ye, used in the game, of unknown origin.
Posted by rptut at December 1, 2003 11:51 AM
shin·dig
shin·dig (sh
n
d
g
)
n.
1 a large, lively party.
2 a noisy disturbance or quarrel. Also called shindy...
shindy
n. (pl. shindies)
1 a noisy disturbance or quarrel.
2 a large, lively party.
— ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of SHINTY...
shinty
Posted by rptut at December 1, 2003 11:51 AMn.
a Scottish game resembling hockey, played with curved sticks and taller goalposts and derived from hurling.
— ORIGIN apparently from the cry shin ye, shin you, shin t’ ye, used in the game, of unknown origin.