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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:
before 900; Middle English, Old English rind(e) tree bark, crust; cognate with German Rinde
before 900; Middle English, Old English rind(e) tree bark, crust; cognate with German Rinde
Related forms
rind·less, adjective
rind·y, adjective
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Word Origin & History
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."
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