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Meaning of chines

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chines

noun

Definitions

  1. The top of a ridge.

  2. The spine of an animal.

  3. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

  4. A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.

noun

Definitions

  1. (Southern England) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.