shinty
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The traditional Scottish game of shinty is normally played by the fit young men and women of communities in the Highlands and Argyll.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
"Until I came here I didn't know about shinty at all. I didn't know anything about it until the boys started playing."
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
“Ladies, you see, dunna play shinty, even as girls,”MacWilliam said.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 14, 2020
Two parties are opposed, the one driving the ball with sticks towards the goal, the other driving it in the opposite direction; in short, a game of shinty.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John
