| Chine (chine) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Chine |
| [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.
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| Chine (chine) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Chine |
| [OF. eschine,
F. échine, 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.] |
The backbone
or spine of an animal; the back.
A piece of the backbone of an animal,
with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of
Beef.]
The edge or rim of a cask, etc.,
formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of
a stave.
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To cut
through the backbone of] to cut into chine pieces.
Too chamfer the ends of a stave and
form the chine..
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