rind

Definitions


[rʌɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the tough outer skin of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit
(e.g: decorate with fine shreds of orange rind)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English rind(e) ‘bark of a tree’; related to Dutch run and German Rinde, of unknown origin


[rʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strip the bark from (a tree)
(e.g: when the meat ran out they had to rind trees and chew the inner bark for nourishment)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English rind(e) ‘bark of a tree’; related to Dutch run and German Rinde, of unknown origin




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