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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
shindy
    n 1: a large and noisy party of people [syn: shindig,
         shindy]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shindy \Shin"dy\, n.; pl. Shindies. [Etymol. uncertain; cf.
   Shinney, Shinty.]
   1. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. [Slang]
      --Thackeray.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hockey; shinney. --Bartlett.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A fancy or liking. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
      [1913 Webster]

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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