"break shins" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks shins [present, singular, third-person], breaking shins [participle, present], broke shins [past], broken shins [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> shins}} break shins (third-person singular simple present breaks shins, present participle breaking shins, simple past broke shins, past participle broken shins)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) To borrow money. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-break_shins-en-verb-mS~QoNLX Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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