English noun: chine | |||
1. | chine (food) cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
2. | chine (animal) backbone of an animal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | ||
English verb: chine | |||
1. | chine (contact) cut through the backbone of an animal | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | butcher, slaughter | ||