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Noun
Use a bow rake, with forged metal tines, to grade and smooth the terrain.—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025 If the rake tines or hoe or shovel blade are up and then stepped upon, there is a potential danger of injury.—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 The buck has wide bases and massive beams, with distinctive curls to the end of many of its tines.—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2025 Examples include kickers, stickers, drop tines, and other unique antler points.—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tine
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English tind, from Old English; akin to Old High German zint point, tine
Verb
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tȳna to lose, destroy, tjōn injury, loss — more at teen entry 2
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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