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   chine

   /tʃʌɪn/

   noun

   • 1. the backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat.
   • ▪ a joint of meat containing all or part of the chine.
   • 2. a mountain ridge.

   verb

   • 1. cut (meat) across or along the backbone: "he learned how to chine a whole sheep"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French eschine, based on a blend of Latin spina ‘spine’ and a Germanic word meaning ‘narrow piece’, related to shin.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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