n. 脊骨, 脊柱, 山脊

vt. 沿...脊骨切开

Chine \Chine\, n. [Cf. {Chink}.]
A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin
Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230
feet deep. [Prov. Eng.] ``The cottage in a chine.'' --J.
Ingelow.


Chine \Chine\, n. [OF. eschine, F. ['e]chine, fr. OHG. skina
needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin.
For the meaning cf. L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the
backbone. Cf. {Shin}.]
1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. ``And chine
with rising bristles roughly spread.'' --Dryden.

2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining
parts, cut for cooking.

Note: [See Illust. of {Beef}.]

3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting
ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.


Chine \Chine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chined}.]
1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..