First Known Use: 1901
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shinnery
noun shin·nery \ˈshi-nə-rē\
plural shin·ner·ies
Definition of SHINNERY
: a dense growth of small trees or an area of such growth; especially : one of scrub oak in the West and Southwest
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Origin of SHINNERY
modification of Louisiana French chênière, from French chêne oak
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