Chin-up
[chin-uhp] /ˈtʃɪnˌʌp/
noun
1.
an act or instance of chinning a horizontal bar, rod, or the like.
n.
also chinup, type of exercise, 1951, from chin (v.) + up (adv.). Earlier it was called chinning the bar and under names such as this is described by 1883.
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