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Chine


CHINE, noun

1. The back-bone, or spine of an animal.

2. A piece of the back-bone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

3. The chime of a cask, or the ridge formed by the ends of the staves.

CHINE, verb transitive To cut through the back-bone, or into chine-pieces.