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chine¹ Definition

chine (c̸hīn)

noun

  1. the backbone; spine
  2. a cut of meat containing part of the backbone
  3. a ridge of rock
  4. the juncture of the bottom and either of the sides of a boat

Etymology: ME < OFr eschine < Frank *skina, small bone, shinbone: see shin

transitive verb chined, chining chin′·ing

to cut along or across the backbone of (a carcass of meat)
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

chime
chine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • angle: She is 60 ft long x 12'-6 " wide has a 12mm thick 5ft wide flat bottom with 8/10mm thick angled side chines.

Adjective modifier

  • hard: I've not figured out the curvature numbers that will give flat panels ( hard chines ).
  • single: On the left the port bow showing the single chine.
  • reverse: Modified deep V hull with reverse chines to give soft dry ride, maximum speed, with minimum fuel consumption.

Modifies a noun

  • colle: Emma uses techniques known as ' chine colle ' and ' intaglio ' .
  • clay: The author worked in the chine clay industry for most of his life and usually had a camera by his side.
  • industry: The author worked in the chine clay industry for most of his life and usually had a camera by his side.
  • hull: It has a hard chine hull powered with a conventional bermudan sloop rig.

Noun used with modifier

  • side: She is 60 ft long x 12'-6 " wide has a 12mm thick 5ft wide flat bottom with 8/10mm thick angled side chines.
  • round: Possibly the reason there are so few is that it is round chine and so more difficult to build - who knows!