What does "rind" mean?

Rind: The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton. Sweetest nurind. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]

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