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.
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Chine (?), n.[OF. eschine, F. 'echine, 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. [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.
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Chine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chined (?).]
1.
To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
2.
To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
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