chine
chine1 definition
chine (c̸hīn)
noun
- the backbone; spine
- a cut of meat containing part of the backbone
- a ridge of rock
- the juncture of the bottom and either of the sides of a boat
Etymology: ME < OFr eschine < Frank *skina, small bone, shinbone: see shin
chine2 definition
chine (c̸hīn)
noun
Brit., Dialectal a rocky ravine or deep fissure in a cliff
Etymology: ME < OE cine, fissure; akin to cinan, to burst open < IE base *ĝei, *ĝi-, to germinate, bloom > Ger keim, germ, bad
chine3 definition
chine (c̸hīn)
noun
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