shinty

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Europe have long since known this and created the culture described by MacIntyre, a veteran of many a shinty team room, to get the best out of such characters.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

The coach said shinty was for all age groups and should not be limited to younger generations.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

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

In it, he is smashing a low, galloping drive with one of those shinty sticks.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 14, 2020

“Why, hockey, to be sure; what we in Scotland call shinty, or shinny.”

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon