Chine

·noun The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.

II. Chine ·vt Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.

III. Chine ·vt To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

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

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

VI. Chine ·noun 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.