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chine []

shine (en)

shiny (en)

chain (en)

China (en)

chin (en)

shone (en)

shin (en)

n The top of a ridge.

n The spine of an animal.

n (nautical) a sharp angle in the cross section of a hull

v (transitive) To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

v To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.

n (context|Southern England) a steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea