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RINDED
Etymology
Adjective
rinded (not comparable)
having a rind (hard, tough outer layer)
Synonyms
• (having a rind): skinned
Antonyms
• (having a rind): rindless
Verb
rinded
simple past tense and past participle of rind
Anagrams
• -ridden, Reddin, nidder, ridden
Source: Wiktionary
RIND
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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