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chine
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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
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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

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Synonyms
backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column

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

2chine

transitive verb
chinedchin·ing

Definition of CHINE

: to cut through the backbone of (as in butchering)

First Known Use of CHINE

15th century

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