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Webster 1913 Edition
Tine
Tine
,Verb.
T.
To shut in, or inclose.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Tine
,Noun.
[OE.
tind
, AS. tind
; akin to MHG. zint
, Icel. tindr
, Sw. tinne
, and probably to G. zinne
a pinnacle, OHG. zinna
, and E. tooth
. See Tooth
.] A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tine
TINE
,Verb.
T.
TINE
,Verb.
T.
TINE
,Noun.
1.
The tooth or spike of a fork; a prong; also,the tooth of a harrow or drag.2.
Trouble; distress. [Not in use.]TINE
,Verb.
I.