Tine Definition
tīn
tines
noun
A slender, projecting part that is pointed at the end; prong.
The tines of a fork.
Webster's New World
A branch of a deer's antlers.
American Heritage
A prong on an implement such as a fork or pitchfork.
American Heritage
(obsolete) Trouble; distress; teen.
Wiktionary
(obsolete) Plural form of tinea.
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verb
To kindle; to set on fire.
Wiktionary
To shut in, or enclose.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Other Word Forms of Tine
Noun
Singular:
tinePlural:
tinesOrigin of Tine
From Old English tȳnan, from tÅ«n (“enclosure") (modern town).
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Old English tind. Cognate with German Zinne.
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Middle English from Old English tind
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See teen (“affliction").
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See tind.
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