Chine

Definition of Chine

n.1.A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
1.The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.
2.A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of Beef.]
3.The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
v. t.1.To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
[imp. & p. p. Chined .]
2.Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..

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