tine
tine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.] "Cruel winter's tine." Spenser.
- 2.To kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See Tind. "To tine the cloven wood." Dryden. Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. Spenser.
- 3.To kindle; to rage; to smart. [Obs.] Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. Spenser.
- 4.To shut in, or inclose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
- 5.A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is tine.
- What is trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.] "Cruel winter's tine." Spenser called?
- What is to kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See Tind. "To tine the cloven wood." Dryden. Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. Spenser called?
- What is to kindle; to rage; to smart. [Obs.] Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. Spenser called?
- What is to shut in, or inclose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell called?
- What is a tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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