SHINS
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Example

Soccer players wear guards so they do not bruise their shins.

Definition

The front parts of the legs below the knees

  • The front edges of the shinbones
  • Fishplates used to join railway tracks (rare)

Third-person singular present of shin

  • Climbs by gripping with arms and legs
  • Kicks or strikes with the shin
  • Runs around borrowing money hastily (dated)