tine
[tahyn]
noun
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Also especially British, tyne.
Origin of tine
before 900; late Middle English tyne, Middle English tind, Old English; cognate with Old High German zint, Old Norse tindr
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Examples from the Web for tine
Historical Examples of tine
To "tine a darg," is to lose a day's work: you have arrived too late.
The Proverbs of ScotlandAlexander Hislop
If I were made of iron, at this tine I could write no more.'
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
"I see you have a tine with you," said Mr. Mack, looking at the tine I carried.
What Happened to Inger JohanneDikken Zwilgmeyer
It would be better to sit down quietly and look upward to tine sky.
The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")Nathaniel Hawthorne
A tine gallop of grass sward led to the pound, and over this I went, cheered with as merry a cry as ever stirred a light heart.
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)Charles James Lever
tine
noun
Word Origin for tine
Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint
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tine
[tīn]
n.
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