Hunyou-Shinyou

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Game Hunyou-Shinyou
Game Family Hook-em-snivy Hook-em-snivy
Location Sheffield County, England
Regions Europe
Eras 1800s
Invented No
Description

"Hunyou-Shinyou [unyo-shinyo], a name given to the game of 'shinty' or 'shindy.'

During the game, the players shout 'Hunyou, shinyou.'"

  

Sources

Sidney Oldall Addy, A Glossary of Words Used in the the Neighborhood of Sheffield (English Dialect Society, London, 1888, page 31.

Submitted by Tom Altherr, December 11, 2020.

Comment

This is the first reference to the game-name in Protoball as of January 2021.

As of early 2021 the game of shinty is taken to denote a game resembling field-hockey, and is not known to use base-running. 

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