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tine

American  
[tahyn] / taɪn /
especially British, tyne

noun

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

tine British  
/ taɪn /

noun

  1. a slender prong, esp of a fork

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

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  • tined adjective

Etymology

Origin of tine

before 900; late Middle English tyne, Middle English tind, Old English; cognate with Old High German zint, Old Norse tindr

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