Meaning Of Chine

n.

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.

n.

The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.

n.

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

n.

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

v. t.

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

v. t.

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