1. Cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
   "The chef prepared a roasted chine of pork"
    
2. Backbone of an animal
   "The butcher cut along the chine of the pig"
    
3. A sharp angle in the cross section of a boat's hull
   "The boat's chine helped improve its stability in rough waters"
    
4. The top of a mountain ridge
   "The hikers followed the chine to reach the summit"
    
5. [UK] (English south coast) a steep-sided ravine leading down to the sea
   "We explored the scenic chine on our coastal walk"

1. Cut through the backbone of an animal
   "The butcher chined the pork for easier cooking"

Derived forms: chining, chines, chined

Type of: back, backbone, butcher, cut, cut of meat, rachis [technical], slaughter, spinal column, spine, vertebral column

Encyclopedia: Chine