shinty

Example Sentences

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To his beloved shinty, but - of course - also to golf.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

One example is the making of shinty sticks, used in a traditional team game mostly played in the Scottish Highlands.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

Coming from the whisky town of Oban on Scotland’s coast, MacIntyre also plays a local game called shinty that is similar to field hockey.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

“Ladies, you see, dunna play shinty, even as girls,”MacWilliam said.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 14, 2020

This exhilarating game is known in some parts of the world as "shinty."

From Denmark by Thomson, M. Pearson