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- a backbone, especially that of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat(尤指动物肉块中的)脊骨, 脊柱。
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- a joint of meat containing all or part of this脊骨肉。
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- a mountain ridge or arête山脊; 刃岭。
词源
Middle English: from Old French eschine, based on a blend of Latin spina 'spine' and a Germanic word meaning 'narrow piece', related to SHIN.
- (in the Isle of Wight or Dorset) a deep narrow ravine(怀特岛或多塞特郡的)狭窄深谷。
词源
Old English cinu 'cleft, chink', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch keen, also to CHINK1.