Tine

Pronunciation

IPA: /taÉªn/
Rhymes: -aÉªn

Origin 1

From Old English tind. Cognate with German Zinne.

Full definition of tine

Noun

tine

(plural tines)

A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb
A small branch, especially on an antler or horn

Origin 2

See teen ("affliction").

Noun

tine

(obsolete) Trouble; distress; teen.

SpenserCruel winter's tine.

Origin 3

See tind.

Verb

To kindle; to set on fire.

Drydento tine the cloven wood
Spensercoals of contention and hot vengeance tin'd

(obsolete) To rage; to smart.

SpenserNe was there slave, ne was there medicine
That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine.

Origin 4

From Old English tÈ³nan, from tÅ«n ("enclosure") (modern town).

Verb

To shut in, or enclose.

Anagrams

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