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tine

Pronunciation: /taɪn/

The English word “tine” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
  2. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
  3. A wild vetch or tare.
  4. Trouble; distress; teen.

adjective

  1. small, diminutive

verb

  1. To kindle; to set on fire.
  2. To rage; to smart.
  3. To shut in, or enclose.

Etymology

From Middle English tine, alteration of Middle English tinde, tind, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, Proto-Germanic *tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, peg”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tiende, Tiene (“prong, tine”), German Zind, Zint (“prong”). Compare also the related English tind and German Zinne.

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