shin bone

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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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