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Twist 200 million lemon rinds, using only French carbon steel, rocking back & forth.—Kortney Morrow, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026 Those leftover lemon rinds can get your wooden cutting boards clean.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026 Rub the paste over the soap scum, using a sponge or the lemon rind itself.—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026 Their rind is bright green, and their flesh is pale, yellowish green.2 The inside of both fruits is pulpy and segmented.—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rind
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rinda bark, and probably to Old English rendan to rend
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of rind was
before the 12th century