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shinny

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as in to skin

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Recent Examples of shinny From here Cathedral Rock Trail steepens dramatically, shinnying up rock faces, angling from ledge to ledge. — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025 The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests. — Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021 No hunter, regardless of how hard-core, wants to strap a 40-pound stand to his back, trek two miles back into the wilderness, then try to shinny up a tree with it. — The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Aug. 2019 Two hours south of Kazinga Channel is the Ishasha Sector of the park, home to the famous tree-climbing lions that shinny up ficus trees and nap during the hot afternoon hours. — Tom Hanscom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019 There are now escape chutes (basically, giant collapsible fabric tubes for shinnying down) and small parachutes. — Alex Williams, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2017

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skin

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Thanks to camelia, olive, rosehip, and turmeric, this formula improves collagen production, smooths wrinkles, reduces inflammation, speeds up healing, and firms skin.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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