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shin

[shin] / ʃɪn /
NOUN
leg part
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And with one swift motion, she kicked me in the shin and raced off down the path toward a cluster of bright yellow forsythia.

From Literature

That helped later in life when the professional-sports business dealt him the financial equivalent of a kick in the shins.

From The Wall Street Journal

He stood shin deep with a broom and grabber tool clearing a drain while his chief of staff captured the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re wearing shin plates engraved with illustrations of animals, and those skirts that Roman warriors used to wear.

From Literature

But he proves a skilled physical comic, tussling with his boots or recoiling from a kick in the shins from Lucky.

From The Wall Street Journal