chine

¹chine

noun \ˈchīn\

Definition of CHINE

1

: backbone, spine; also : a cut of meat including all or part of the backbone

2

: the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat

Examples of CHINE

1. <uncovered the chine of some animal while digging in the backyard>

Origin of CHINE

Middle English, from Anglo-French eschine, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scina shinbone, needle — more at shin

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CHINE

Synonyms: backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column

Related Words: back, spinal cord, vertebra

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Rhymes with CHINE

bine, brine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine