chine

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. Source: opted

3. n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of Beef.] Source: opted

4. n. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave. Source: opted

5. v. t. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. Source: opted

6. v. t. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.. Source: opted

7. n. cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone Source: wordnet

8. n. backbone of an animal Source: wordnet

9. v. cut through the backbone of an animal Source: wordnet

10. 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. 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. 1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. 2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.. Source: webster

11. A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chinein the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.[Prov. Eng.] "The cottage in a chine." J. Ingelow. Source: adambom

12. n:100 n. cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone n. backbone of an animal v. cut through the backbone of an animal Source: ecdict

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