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tine

  [tahyn]
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–noun
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Also, especially British, tyne.

Origin:
bef. 900; late ME tyne, ME tind, OE; c. OHG zint, ON tindr

Related forms:
tined, adjective
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tine   (tīn)   
n.  

  1. A branch of a deer's antlers.

  2. A prong on an implement such as a fork or pitchfork.


[Middle English, from Old English tind.]
tined (tīnd) adj.
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Word Origin & History

tine 
O.E. tind, a general Gmc. word (cf. O.H.G. zint "sharp point, spike," O.N. tindr "tine, point, top, summit," Ger. Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary

tine (tīn)
n.

  1. The slender pointed end of an instrument, such as an explorer used in dentistry.

  2. An instrument usually containing several individual prongs and used to introduce antigen, such as tuberculin, into the skin.

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