I. ˈrīnd, dial or before consonant or pause ˈrīn noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch rinde, rende & runde bark, Old Saxon rinda, Old High German rinda, rinta bark, German dial (Hesse) runde scab, Norwegian rind strip, Old English rendan to rend — more at rend
1. : bark , cortex
rind of a tree
2.
a. : peel
watermelon rind
grated lemon rind
b. : a piece of peel : peeling
grapefruit rinds
3.
a. : an outer layer or covering : crust , skin
rind of cheese
rind of ham
atmosphere, the earth's invisible rind — Waldemar Kaempffert
dreams that lie hidden beneath the rind of the commonplace — H.A.Overstreet
b. : a piece of skin or other outer layer
bacon rinds
4. : a strip of cloth under the leather grip of a golf club
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to remove the rind of : bark
III. noun
or rynd ˈrīnd, ˈrind
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English rynd; akin to Middle Dutch rijn millrind, Middle Low German rin, ryn
: millrind 1
IV. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration of earlier rend, from Middle English renden, from Middle French rendre to render — more at render
dialect Britain : render
rind tallow
rind butter
V. ˈrīn(d) noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of rime (I)
dialect chiefly Britain : frost 1c(1)