tine
tine
Definition
tine (tīn)
noun
a slender, projecting part that is pointed at the end; prong the tines of a fork
Etymology: ME tind < OE, akin to OHG zint, a jag, prong: see zinc
tined adjective
tine
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- fork: Pierce the squash 6 times with the tines of a large fork.
Converse of object
- use: More harm than good results in using hollow tines at the wrong season or for the wrong reasons.
- have: I remember having tine off from work me Saturday morning to fit him out with a new uniform from the Shop.
- cultivate: Winter barley seed broadcast over the soil and plowed or tine cultivated emerged in the greatest numbers following the tine cultivations.
Adjective modifier
- hollow: More harm than good results in using hollow tines at the wrong season or for the wrong reasons.
- solid: Its solid, hooked tines cut through the toughest thatch and the wheels keep it at a constant level.
- same: They have now covered over 4000 acres and they are still on the same tines.
- 8mm: Rigid, mechanical or hydraulic folding units with a choice of 7mm or 8mm tines are available.
- heavy: Used heavy spring tines to rip up docks followed by a lighter cultivation to rake up and then burn.
- first: The first tine to extract cores of soil was designed and produced by Paul's of Paisley in 1919.
Modifies a noun
- weeder: By spring some weeds are already too big for the tine weeder to tackle.
- aeration: However, the benefits of frequent tine aeration far outweigh the side affects.
- harrow: A new spring tine harrow specially designed for use on grassland is solving an age-old problem for dairy farmer Will Taylor.
- cultivation: The Pronto DD ' s have a tine cultivation element where the DC's have a discing front element.
- aerator: Simply push hollow tine aerator into the ground with your foot on the cross bar.
- core: The initial suggestion to establish the greens from hollow tine cores was provided by Dr. Ian McClements, Senior Agronomist for STRI covering Ireland.
Noun used with modifier
- rou-: A pointer to the screen of the previous terminal is returned by the rou- tine.
- spring: Each section has six rows of oil tempered spring tines.
- antler: Of particular interest was the discovery of fragments of antler tine, some of which had been worked.
- steel: Their hardened steel spring tines aerate the soil at the same time.
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