rind
1[ rahynd ]
noun
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats: watermelon rind; orange rind; bacon rind.
the bark of a tree.
Origin of rind
1before 900; Middle English, Old English rind(e) tree bark, crust; cognate with German Rinde
Other words from rind
- rindless, adjective
- rindy, adjective
Other definitions for rind (2 of 2)
rind2
or rynd
[ rahynd, rind ]
noun
a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
Origin of rind
21300–50; Middle English rynd; cognate with Middle Dutch rijn,Middle Low German rīn
- Also called millrind.
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How to use rind in a sentence
Rynd, rind, n. in a burstone mill, the iron which supports the upper stone.
British Dictionary definitions for rind
rind
/ (raɪnd) /
noun
a hard outer layer or skin on bacon, cheese, etc
the outer layer of a fruit or of the spore-producing body of certain fungi
the outer layer of the bark of a tree
Origin of rind
1Old English rinde; Old High German rinta, German Rinde
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