tyne

[tahyn]

noun Chiefly British.

tine.

Tyne

[tahyn]

noun

a river in NE England, in Northumberland, flowing E into the North Sea. About 30 miles (48 km) long.

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

Related formstined, adjective

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Examples from the Web for tynes

Historical Examples of tynes

Quincys, Nortons, Tynes, all shook their heads emphatically.
Abigail Adams and Her Times
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
The most of Tynes' men, soon after joined Gen. Marion, and fought bravely.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
William Dobein James
Tynes had collected a second force, and, penetrating the forests of Black river, was approaching the camp of our partisan.
The Life of Francis Marion
William Gilmore Simms
The antlers of the Hart are Attires, their branches are Tynes; and they are said to be attired of their antlers.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell
Mony tynes the half-mark whinger (for the halfe pennie whang).
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
Edward Bannerman Ramsay

British Dictionary definitions for tynes

tine

noun

a slender prong, esp of a fork

any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer's antler

Derived Formstined, adjective

Word Origin for tine

Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint

Tyne

noun

a river in N England, flowing east to the North Sea. Length: 48 km (30 miles)

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Word Origin and History for tynes

tine

Old English tind, a general Germanic word (cf. Old High German zint "sharp point, spike," Old Norse tindr "tine, point, top, summit," German Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin.

tynes in Medicine

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.