chine

Definitions

1. 1.The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread." Dryden.
2. 2.A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. Note: [See Illust. of Beef.]
3. 3.The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
4. 4.To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
5. 5.Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is chine.

• What is the backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread." Dryden called?
• What is a piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. Note: [See Illust. of Beef.] called?
• What is the edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave called?
• What is to cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces called?
• What is too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine called?