'Shin bone' definitions:
Definition of 'shin bone'
From: WordNet
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]