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chining Definition


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chine1
noun
    1. The backbone.
    2. A cut, especially of pork, which consists of part of the backbone and adjoining parts.
    3. A steep-sided ridge.
verb
    chined, chining
    1. To cut (the carcass of an animal) along the backbone.
Etymology: 14c: from French eschine backbone.



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