The Clue
Item sometimes barked (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SHIN
Tags
Notes
The answer SHIN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Climb in a way
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Hebrew letter
Kicker's target
Kind of plaster
Leg bone
Leg part
Place for a guard
Place for splints
Tibia's locale
Tibia's place
Climb in a certain way
Front edge of the tibia
One guarded in a soccer game
Item often barked
It's below the knee
Lower foreleg in beef
Lower part of the leg
Place for a guard, in soccer
Thin-skinned place
Type of guard in sports
A guard may protect it
It's just over a foot
It's often barked in the dark
It's usually over a foot
Much-kicked body part
Word before bone or plaster
Body part that's often bumped
Definition
SHIN as a noun:
1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2. (shin, shin bone) = a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
3. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4. (tibia, shinbone, shin) = the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
SHIN as a verb:
1. (clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter) = climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling