Definition of shinnies:
(n) :
(Canada) An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
(n) :
(Canada) Street hockey.
(n) :
(Canada, informal) Hockey.
(n) :
(US, anthropology) A hockey-like game played by American Indians.
(v) :
(intransitive) To climb in an awkward manner.
(n) :
Moonshine. (illegal alcohol)