chine
chine1 / chīn/ • n. a backbone, esp. that of an animal as it appears in a cut of meat. ∎ a cut of meat containing all or part of this. ∎ a mountain ridge or arête.• v. [tr.] cut (meat) across or along the backbone.chine2 • n. Brit. a deep, narrow ravine formed by running water.chine3 • n. the angle where the bottom of a boat or ship meets the side.
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chine 1 †cleft, chink OE.; (generalized from place-names in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) deep narrow ravine cut by a stream. XIX. OE. ċinu = MDu. kēne (Du. keen), f. Gmc. base *kī́- burst open, repr. also by OE. ċīnan = OS., OHG. kīnan, Goth. keinan sprout, shoot forth, CHIT 1.
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chine 2 spine, backbone. XIV. Aphetic — OF. eschine (mod. échine) :- Rom. *skīna, blending of Gmc. *skin- (in OHG. skina, G. schiene) and L. spīna SPINE.
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chine A joint of meat containing the whole or part of the backbone of the animal. See also chining.
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