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chine

DEFINITIONS OF: chine

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n backbone of an animal

Type of:
back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

n cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

Type of:
cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

v cut through the backbone of an animal

Type of:
butcher, slaughter
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
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