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What is a shinbone?

What is a shinbone? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee
  2. (zoology) A segment of an insect's leg.
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All I could get out of it was that a dumdum bullet had smashed his right shinbone.
No, not a vestage of the fossil is there, not a skull, not a shinbone.
Knee support with shock absorbing pad for kneecap and shinbone.
It imitates the natural movement of the knee in push-up and extension and aligns automatically with the shinbone for a correct lace.
The maddened animal had struck him on the shinbone, and wounded him.
If you have problems treating your shinbone, pull your skin gently away from the bony part of your leg while treating this area.

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