tine

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tine

(tīn)

1. A branch of a deer's antlers.

2. A prong on an implement such as a fork or pitchfork.

[Middle English, from Old English tind.]

tined (tīnd) adj.

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tine

(taɪn)

1. a slender prong, esp of a fork

2. (Zoology) any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer's antler

[Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint]

tined adj

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tine

(taɪn)

n.

a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.

Also, esp. Brit., tyne.

[before 900; late Middle English tyne, Middle English tind, Old English]

tined, adj.

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Noun

tine - prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler

fork - cutlery used for serving and eating food

pitchfork - a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

prong - a pointed projection

Translations

Zahn

dente

tine

[taɪn] N [of fork] → diente m; [of pitchfork] → púa f

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tine

[ˈtaɪn] n [fork] → dent f

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tine

n (of fork) → Zinke f; (of antlers) → Ende nt, → Sprosse f

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Bonacieux, in a tine of perfect good fellowship, "what has become of you all these days?

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Giles,'' he continued, ``hang the franklin's glove upon the tine of yonder branched antlers: there shall it remain until he is a free man.

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As yet, they have not insisted on our estimating Lamar" tine by the cubic foot, or Pollock by the pound -- but what else are we to infer from their continual plating about "sustained effort"?

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Elizabeth saw the bright, polished tines, as they slowly and silently entered the water, where the refraction pointed them many degrees from the true direction of the fish; and she thought that the intended victim saw them also, as he seemed to increase the play of his tail and fins, though without moving his station.

At the same instant, she saw the shining tines of Nattyâ€™s spear approaching the head of the sufferer, and entwinning themselves, rapidly and dexterously, in the hairs of his cue and the cape of his coat.

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The tines of the fork were quite evidently of iron or steel, the girl did not know which, while the handle and the spoon were of the same material as the smaller vessels.

"This is the only way," she said, "and you will notice that the tines are very short and blunt."

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"By my faith, sirs," he continued, half turning in his saddle to address his escort, "unless my woodcraft is sadly at fault, it is a stag of six tines and the finest that we have roused this journey.

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Tine noted Prime Minister Boubou Cisse's recent visits to the affected region which, he said, have provided a boost to the initiatives.

Support Mali reconciliation efforts 'in whatever way possible', urges UN expert

A, a indique Tine, dans un communique publie, lundi a Geneve.

Mali : Les efforts de reconciliation au Mali doivent etre soutenus, selon un expert des Nations Unies

Some have impressive mass but a tight rack with short beams or lots of tine length but no mass and short beams.