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
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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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.
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Chine
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
noun
chime2.
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chime, chimb or chine2 (tʃaɪm, tʃaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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] | |
| chiné (ˈʃiːneɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| textiles having a mottled pattern | |
| [C19: from French chiner to make in the Chinese fashion, from Chine China] | |
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