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rind

Syllabification: (rind)
Pronunciation: /rīnd/
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Definition of rind

noun

  • the tough outer layer of something, in particular.
  • the tough outer skin of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit.
  • the hard outer edge of cheese or bacon, usually removed before eating.
  • the bark of a tree or plant.
  • the hard outer layer of parts of a fungus.
  • the skin or blubber of a whale.

verb

[with object]
  • strip the bark from (a tree).

Derivatives

rinded

adjective
[in combination]:yellow-rinded lemons

rindless

adjective

Origin:

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

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