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Tine vs Tice - What's the difference?

tine | tice |

As nouns the difference between tine and tice

is that tine is large wine barrel while tice is (cricket) a ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

As a verb tice is

(obsolete) to entice.

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)

    Anagrams

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    tice

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cricket) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

    • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of entice.

    Verb

    (tic)
  • (obsolete) To entice.
    • (The Coronation)
    (Webster 1913) ----