[chahyn] 
| a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water. |
[chahyn] noun, verb, chined, chin⋅ing.| 1. | the backbone or spine, esp. 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.
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| 5. | (in butchering) to sever the backbone of. |
[shee-ney] | noting or pertaining to a fabric having a variegated pattern produced by warp threads that have been dyed, printed, or painted before weaving. |
| chine (chīn) n.
To cut (a carcass, for example) through the spine, as when butchering. [Middle English, from Old French eschine, of Germanic origin; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] |