What is the backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread." Dryden called?
chine — The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread." Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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