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1. (noun) shin
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

2. (noun) shin, shin bone
a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

3. (noun) shin
the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

4. (verb) tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

5. (verb) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) shin
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. (noun) shin
a fish plate for rails

3. (verb) shin
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

4. (verb) shin
to run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank

5. (verb) shin
to climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up

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