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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chine \Chine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chined}.] 1. To cut through the backbone of to cut into chine pieces. 2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chine \Chine\, n. [Cf. {Chink}.] A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep. [Prov. Eng.] ``The cottage in a chine.'' --J. Ingelow From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chine \Chine\, n.[OF. eschine F. ['e]chine, fr OHG. skina needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin. For the meaning cf L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Cf {Shin}.] 1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back ``And chine with rising bristles roughly spread.'' --Dryden. 2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts cut for cooking. Note: [See Illust. of {Beef}.] 3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chine n 1: cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone 2: backbone of an animal v : cut through the backbone of an animal
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