Chine - English meaning

noun

The backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat.

Usage examples:

You'll probably need to special order this roast from the butcher; be sure to ask for the chine bon…

noun

A mountain ridge.

verb

Cut (meat) across or along the backbone.

Usage examples:

He learned how to chine a whole sheep

noun

(in the isle of wight or dorset) a deep narrow ravine.

Usage examples:

Many chines still exist in the south wight and hampshire.

noun

The angle where the strakes of the bottom of a boat or ship meet the side.

Usage examples:

The bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the…

noun

The backbone, especially of an animal

Usage examples:

Take out the chine and leave in the sparerib., to carve the joint, cut away the chine bone and disc…

noun

A cut of meat that includes part of the backbone

Usage examples:

They loved the county's pork products, such as stuffed chine, chitterlings, and tripe.

verb

To remove the backbone from a cut of meat

Usage examples:

Ask your butcher to chine and trim the racks., i serve leeks alongside a chined loin of pork.