Chined — Chined, a. 1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Broken in the back. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He s chined, goodman. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chined — a fifteenth century word for dressing salmon (preparing this fish for consumption), no longer in use … Dictionary of ichthyology
chined — adjective Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition … Wiktionary
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Hull (watercraft) — Half hull of the 46 gun ship of the line Tigre, build from 1724 in Toulon after plans by Blaise Coulomb A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull … Wikipedia
Chine (boating) — S bottom hull (A), compared to a hard (B) and soft (C) chine hull A chine in boating refers to a sharp angle in the hull, as compared to the rounded bottoms of most traditional boat hulls. The term hard chine indicates an angle with little… … Wikipedia
Boat building — Boat building, one of the oldest branches of engineering, is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging.Parts* Bow the front and generally sharp end of the hull. It is designed to reduce the… … Wikipedia
Coastal and offshore rowing — Not to be confused with Ocean rowing which involves crossing entire oceans. A Cornish pilot gig, a six crew boat returning from a race at Falmouth in Cornwall. Coastal and offshore rowing is a type of rowing performed at sea. Due to the harsher… … Wikipedia
Chine — Chine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chined}.] 1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. [1913 Webster] 2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chine — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French eschine, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scina shinbone, needle more at shin Date: 14th century 1. backbone, spine; also a cut of meat including all or part of the backbone 2. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary