rind
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rind¹
- /ɹaɪnd/
Rhymes with -aɪnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English rind and rinde (“treebark, crust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rindā, from Proto-Germanic *rindō, *rindǭ (“crust, rind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to come to rest, support or prop oneself”). Cognate with German Rinde (“bark, rind”). Related to English rand.
noun rinds
- Tree bark.
- A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc. cheese rind; lemon rind; lime rind
- The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind" "I'm hanged if I know how you've got the immortal rind to come at me with a yarn like this."
verb rinds · rinding · rinded
- To remove the rind from.
rind²
- /ɹaɪnd/
Rhymes with -aɪnd
Where it comes from
Cognate with Flemish rijne, Low German ryn.
noun rinds · rynd · rine
- An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
Translations
Talk about this word "rind." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rind. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rind. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rind "rind." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rind.Cite this
@misc{rind_2026,
title = {rind},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rind},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
