shinny up/downCLIMBto climb quickly up or down a tree, pole etc by using your hands and legs 快速地爬上/爬下SYN British English shin
Examples from the Corpus
shinny up/down• The boy panicked and tried more desperately to shinny up the mast.• His brother was eight and spent two days learning how to shinny up to the office.
Examples from the Corpus
shinny• The boy panicked and tried more desperately to shinny up the mast.• His brother was eight and spent two days learning how to shinny up to the office.
Originshinny
(1800-1900)shin“to climb holding on with your legs”((19-21 centuries)), from shin (noun)