English dictionary
chine
/S//i/'n/eI/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
Source: WordNet 3.0
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backbone of an animal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin <i>Chine</i> in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
Source: webster1913
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The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.
Source: webster1913
verb
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cut through the backbone of an animal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
Source: webster1913