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RIND
rind
(noun) the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rind (plural rinds)
tree bark
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
(figuratively, uncountable, rare, usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
Verb
rind (third-person singular simple present rinds, present participle rinding, simple past and past participle rinded)
(transitive) To remove the rind from.
Etymology 2
Noun
rind (plural rinds)
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
Anagrams
• NDRI
Source: Wiktionary
Rind, n. Etym: [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.]
Definition: The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton. Sweetest nurind. Shak.
Rind, v. t.
Definition: To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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