[chine] n [ME, fr. MF eschine, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG scina shinbone, needle--more at shin] (14c) 1: backbone, spine; also: a cut of meat including all or part of the backbone
2: the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat
[2]chine vt chined ; chin.ing (ca. 1611): to cut through the backbone of (as in butchering)