chined


chine

C0300200 (chīn)n.1. a. The backbone or spine, especially of an animal.b. A cut of meat containing part of the backbone.2. A ridge or crest.3. Nautical The line of intersection between the side and bottom of a flatbottom or V-bottom boat.tr.v. chined, chin·ing, chines To cut (a carcass, for example) through the spine, as when butchering.
[Middle English, from Old French eschine, of Germanic origin; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]