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Definition: Shin leaf
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.
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2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight.
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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.
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