definitions

tine

[ tahyn ]
/ taɪn /
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noun

a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.

RELATED WORDS

acute, pointed, keen, salient, fine, tapering, gnawing, jagged, shooting, serrated, barbed, acuminate, peaked, piercing, honed, tapered, horned, whetted, bifurcate

Nearby words

tincture, tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tine, tine test, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis
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

Related forms

tined, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tined

tine

/ (taɪn) /

noun

a slender prong, esp of a fork
any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer's antler

Derived Forms

tined, adjective

Word Origin for tine

Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint
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Medicine definitions for tined

tine

[ tīn ]

n.

The slender pointed end of an instrument, such as an explorer used in dentistry.
An instrument usually containing several individual prongs and used to introduce antigen, such as tuberculin, into the skin.
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