shin bone

2 definitions found

shin bone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shin \Shin\, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D.
     scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen,
     Sw. skenben. Cf. Chine.]
     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.
        "On his shin." --Chaucer.
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     2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight.
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     Shin bone (Anat.), the tibia.
  
     Shin leaf (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola  elliptica
        ) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme
        of greenish white flowers.
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shin bone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shin bone
      n 1: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [syn: shin,
           shin bone]
      2: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg
         between the knee and ankle [syn: tibia, shinbone, shin   bone
         , shin]