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Definition of Tine
1. Noun. Prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler.
Definition of Tine
1. n. Trouble; distress; teen.
2. v. t. To kindle; to set on fire.
3. v. i. To kindle; to rage; to smart.
4. v. t. To shut in, or inclose.
5. n. A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.
Definition of Tine
1. Noun. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb ¹
2. Noun. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tine
1. to lose [v TINED, TINING, TINES] - See also: lose
Medical Definition of Tine
1. To kindle; to set on fire. See Tind. "To tine the cloven wood." "Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind." (Spenser) See: Tind. To kindle; to rage; to smart. "Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine." (Spenser) Origin: Cf. Tine distress, or Tine to kindle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tine
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