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Examine the Skin Texture The skin (rind) of the watermelon can tell you a lot about the ripeness of the fruit.—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025 Watermelon and pickled watermelon rinds bring a tart-sweet contrast to this fruit salad.—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025 Aromas of hickory, smoke, cassis, red licorice, cumin, black pepper and orange rind.—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 The plant produces small fruits with hard rinds ranging from green to purple, depending on ripeness.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 June 2025 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
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