tine
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Pull out the black vein using the tine of a fork or the point of a bamboo skewer.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023
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
Public policy is another tine on the fork.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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
He handed the broken tine to his conqueror with a gracious bow.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing tine
The Tower of Nero
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Gone to the Woods
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