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chine

1   [chahyn]
noun British Dialect.
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English cinu crevice, fissure; cognate with Middle Dutch kene; compare Old English cīnan to gape, crack open

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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chine

2   [chahyn] noun, verb, chined, chin·ing.
noun
1.
the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
2.
the whole or a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
3.
a ridge or crest, as of land.
4.
Nautical.
a.
an angular intersection of the sides and bottom of a vessel.
b.
a longitudinal member running behind this.
verb (used with object)
5.
(in butchering) to sever the backbone of.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English eschine < Old French eschine < Germanic. See shin

chine

3   [chahyn]
noun
chime2.

chi·né

   [shee-ney]
adjective
noting or pertaining to a fabric having a variegated pattern produced by warp threads that have been dyed, printed, or painted before weaving.
Origin:
1850–55; < French, past participle of chiner, verbal derivative of Chine China
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chime, chimb or chine2 (tʃaɪm, tʃaɪn)
 
—n
the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel
 
[Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb]
 
chimb, chimb or chine2
 
—n
 
[Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb]
 
chine, chimb or chine2
 
—n
 
[Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb]

chine1 (tʃaɪn)
 
—n
1.  the backbone
2.  the backbone of an animal with adjoining meat, cut for cooking
3.  a ridge or crest of land
4.  (in some boats) a corner-like intersection where the bottom meets the side
 
—vb
5.  (tr) to cut (meat) along or across the backbone
 
[C14: from Old French eschine, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scina needle, shinbone; see shin1]

chine2 (tʃaɪn)
 
—n
another word for chime

chine3 (tʃaɪn)
 
—n
dialect (Southern English) a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff
 
[Old English cīnan to crack]

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