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shins
We have found lemma(root) word of shins : shin.
Definitions
[ʃɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the front of the leg below the knee
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Origin
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Old English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th century)
[ʃɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- climb quickly up or down by gripping with one's arms and legs
(e.g: he shinned up a tree)
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Origin
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Old English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th century)
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