Shin /(?)/

Shin

n.
  1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
  2. A fish plate for rails. (Railbroad)

Phrases & Compounds
Shin bone
the tibia.
Shin leaf
a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers.

Shin

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Shinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Shinning

  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; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast. [Slang]
  2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. [Slang, U.S.]

Shin

v. t.
  1. To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [Slang]