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rind

1  [rahynd]
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–noun
1. a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats: watermelon rind; orange rind; bacon rind.
2. the bark of a tree.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE rind(e) tree bark, crust; c. G Rinde

Related forms:
rindless, adjective
rindy, adjective
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rind

2  [rahynd, rind]
–noun
a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
Also, rynd.
Also called millrind.

Origin:
1300–50; ME rynd; c. MD rijn, MLG rīn
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rind   (rīnd)   
n.  A tough outer covering such as bark, the skin of some fruits, or the coating on cheese or bacon.

[Middle English, from Old English.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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rind 
O.E. rinde "bark, crust," later "peel of a fruit or vegetable" (c.1400), from P.Gmc. *rendo- (cf. O.S. rinda, M.Du. rinde, Ger. Rinde), related to O.E. rendan "to rend."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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