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tine

[tahyn] / taɪn /
NOUN
point of fork
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Another tine on the French fork is the urban agriculture project to educate Parisian schoolchildren and their families about food — where it comes from and what it takes to bring it to their plates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

The first leg in Portugal saw Porto win 1-0, but Leandro Trossard's goal in the 41st minute at Emirates Stadium levelled the tie, sending it to extra tine and then penalties.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

Differences in the concentrations of an odorant sensed by each tine of a snake’s forked tongue help the snake home in on quarry it can’t see.

From Science Magazine May 24, 2023

Russell made 11 of 12 field goals and 4 of 5 3-pointers to help the Timberwolves beat the Thunder for second tine in three nights.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2022

I put the knife through the second tine, as we had been strictly taught, and began to saw against the bone.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Vernice eventually realizes that she and her friend have taken “different tines at the fork in the road.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

The stag's antlers, now fully hardened and velvet‑free, regrow each spring, becoming more impressive with each year as new points called tines develop.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

Pulvar’s projects are like the tines of a fork, several in number but working toward the same aims of nutrition and environmental responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

One of the tines had snapped off beneath him.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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