The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
Use in sentences of SHIN
Meaning of SHIN in English
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
A fish plate for rails.
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.
To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank.