SHIN, noun The fore part of the leg, particularly of the human leg; the fore part of the crural bone, called tibia. This bone being only covered by the skin, may be named for that circumstance; skin-bone; or it may be formed from the root of chine, edge.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.