TINE


Meaning of TINE in English

/ taɪn; NAmE / noun

( technical ) any of the points or sharp parts of, for example, a fork or the antlers of a deer

—picture at fork

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English tind , of Germanic origin; related to German Zinne pinnacle.

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