rind
(noun) the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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"
rind (third-person singular simple present rinds, present participle rinding, simple past and past participle rinded)
(transitive) To remove the rind from.
rind (plural rinds)
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
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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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
