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views updated Jun 08 2018chine1 / chīn/ •
n. a backbone, esp. that of an animal as it appears in a cut of meat. ∎ a cut of meat containing all or part of this. ∎ a mountain ridge or arête.•
v. [tr.] cut (meat) across or along the backbone.chine2 •
n. Brit. a deep, narrow ravine formed by running water.chine3 •
n. the angle where the bottom of a boat or ship meets the side.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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views updated May 23 2018chine A precipitous ravine that is found along eroding coastlines and is typically developed in the soft
Mesozoic and
Cenozoic sediments of southern
England. It results from the rapid incision that occurs when a stream responds by down-cutting to the rejuvenating effect of coastline retreat.
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
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views updated May 08 2018chine Precipitous ravine found along eroding coastlines. It is typically developed in the soft
Mesozoic and
Cenozoic sediments of southern
England. It results from the rapid incision that occurs when a stream responds by down-cutting to the rejuvenating effect of coastline retreat.
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY
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views updated May 18 2018chine 1 †cleft, chink OE.; (generalized from place-names in Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight) deep narrow ravine cut by a stream. XIX. OE.
ċinu = MDu.
kēne (Du.
keen), f. Gmc. base *
kī́- burst open, repr. also by OE.
ċīnan = OS., OHG.
kīnan, Goth.
keinan sprout, shoot forth,
CHIT 1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 29 2018chine 2 spine, backbone. XIV. Aphetic — OF.
eschine (mod.
échine) :- Rom. *
skīna, blending of Gmc. *
skin- (in OHG.
skina, G.
schiene) and L.
spīna SPINE.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 29 2018chine A joint of meat containing the whole or part of the backbone of the animal. See also
chining.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
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views updated Jun 11 2018chine 3 projecting rim. XV. unexpl. var. of
CHIME 2.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
