What does Chine mean?

Definitions for Chine
tʃaɪnchine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chinenoun

    cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

  2. chineverb

    backbone of an animal

  3. chineverb

    cut through the backbone of an animal

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CHINEnoun

    Etymology: eschine, Fr. schiena, Ital. spina, Lat. cein, Arm.

    She strake him such a blow upon his chine, that she opened all his body. Philip Sidney, b. i.

    He presents her with the tusky head,
    And chine, with rising bristles roughly spread. John Dryden, Fables.

    Cut out the burly boned clown in chines of beef ere thou sleep. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. 2.

    He had killed eight fat hogs for this season, and he had dealt about his chines very liberally amongst his neighbours. Spectat.

  2. To Chineverb

    To cut into chines.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    He that in his line did chine the long rib’d Apennine. Dry.

Wikipedia

  1. Chine

    A chine ( ) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England—notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight—to describe such topographical features. The term 'bunny' is sometimes used to describe a chine in Hampshire. The term chine is also used in some Vancouver suburbs in Canada to describe similar features.

ChatGPT

  1. chine

    A chine is a term in boating or marine architecture, referring to the angle or intersection between the bottom and sides of a boat or a sharp angle in the hull. In geology and physical geography, a chine is often referred to as a steep-sided coastal or river valley. In meat terminology, it refers to the backbone or spine of an animal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chinenoun

    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

  2. Chinenoun

    the backbone or spine of an animal; the back

  3. Chinenoun

    a piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of Beef.]

  4. Chinenoun

    the edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave

  5. Chineverb

    to cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces

  6. Chineverb

    too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.

  7. Etymology: [OF. eschine, F. chine, fr. OHG. skina needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin. For the meaning cf. L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Cf. Shin.]

Wikidata

  1. Chine

    A chine is a steep-sided river valley where the river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding coastal cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word chine originates from the Saxon "Cinan" meaning a gap or yawn. The word is in still use in central Southern England; in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight to describe such topographical features. However, 'bunny' is also used to describe a chine in Hampshire, as noted below.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chine

    chīn, n. the spine or backbone: a piece of the backbone and adjoining parts for cooking: a ridge, crest.—v.t. (Spens.) to break the back. [O. Fr. eschine, prob. from Old High Ger. scina, a pin, thorn.]

  2. Chiné

    shē-nā′, adj. mottled in appearance, the warp being dyed in different colours, or from threads of different colours twisted together. [Fr., lit. 'Chinese.']

  3. Chine

    chīn, n. a ravine. [A.S. cinu, a cleft.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. chine

    The backbone of a cliff, from the backbones of animals; a name given in the Isle of Wight, as Black Gang Chine, and along the coasts of Hampshire. Also, that part of the water-way which is left the thickest, so as to project above the deck-plank; and it is notched or gouged hollow in front, to let the water run free.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CHINE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chine is ranked #137327 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Chine surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chine.

    54.1% or 66 total occurrences were White.
    35.2% or 43 total occurrences were Black.
    6.5% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Chine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Chine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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