'Shin bone' definitions:

Definition of 'shin bone'

(from WordNet)
noun
A cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [syn: shin, shin bone]
noun
The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin]

Definition of 'Shin bone'

From: GCIDE
  • Shin \Shin\, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D. scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen, Sw. skenben. Cf. Chine.]
  • 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. "On his shin." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • Shin bone (Anat.), the tibia.
  • Shin leaf (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb ({Pyrola elliptica}) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers. [1913 Webster]