chine
To cut through the backbone ofTo cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
cut through the backbone of an animal
(transitive)To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.
(obsolete)To crack, split, fissure, break.
The wayward son did chine his father's heart.
A drought had caused the earth to chine and cranny.
Origin
From Middle English chyne, from Old French eschine, from Frankish *skinu, from Proto-GermaFrom Middle English chyne, from Old French eschine, from Frankish *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Doublet of shin.
From Middle English chynen (“to crack, fissure, split”), from Old English ċīnan (“to break into pieces, burst, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack; germinate; sprout”).
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Forms
chines, chining, chined, chinedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle