chine

chine1
[tʃʌɪn]
noun
  1. a backbone, especially that of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat
    （尤指动物肉块中的）脊骨，脊柱
    ■a joint of meat containing all or part of this
    脊骨肉
    ■a mountain ridge or arête
    山脊；刃岭
verb
  1. [with obj.]cut (meat) across or along the backbone
    （切肉时）横切脊骨；沿脊骨切（肉）
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French eschine, based on a blend of Latin spina 'spine' and a Germanic word meaning 'narrow piece', related to shin
chine2
[tʃʌɪn]
noun
  1. (in the Isle of Wight or Dorset) a deep narrow ravine
    （怀特岛或多塞特郡的）狭窄深谷
语源
  1. Old English cinu 'cleft, chink', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch keen, also to chink
chine3
[tʃʌɪn]
noun
  1. the angle where the strakes of the bottom of a boat or ship meet the side
    舭缘线，颌线
语源
  1. late Middle English: variant of chime (the original sense)
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