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Rine vs Tine - What's the difference?

rine | tine |

As nouns the difference between rine and tine

is that rine is a watercourse or ditch or rine can be while tine is large wine barrel.

As a verb rine

is to touch.

rine

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rinen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(rin)
  • To touch.
  • To concern; affect.
  • To pertain to; fall to.
  • To tend to a certain effect or outcome.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rune, from (etyl) . See (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A watercourse or ditch.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • tine

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tind''. Cognate with German ''Zinne .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb
  • A small branch, especially on an antler or horn

    • See also

    * prong * tooth * tool

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

  • (obsolete) Trouble; distress; teen.
  • * Spenser
    • Cruel winter's tine .

    Etymology 3

    See tind.

    Verb

    (tin)
  • To kindle; to set on fire.
  • * Dryden
    • to tine the cloven wood
  • * Spenser
    • coals of contention and hot vengeance tin'd
  • (obsolete) To rage; to smart.
  • * Spenser
    • Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine / That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine .

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) (modern (m)).

    Verb

    (tin)
  • To shut in, or enclose.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

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