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Its most prominent feature is the third antler, which looks like an extra brow tine and juts out from his forehead.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
My carpenter friend informs me that the prongs on a rake are also called tines.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
Like a colander, the tines of the fork will mimic the outcome of a ricer or a food mill.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Working in batches, if necessary, place the fish and onion on the pan, and cook until grill marks form on the bottom, the onion softens and the fish is no longer translucent and flakes easily under the tines of a fork, 2 to 3 minutes per side for the onion and 3 to 4 minutes per side for the fish.
—Ellie Krieger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
My carpenter friend informs me that the prongs on a rake are also called tines.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
Like a colander, the tines of the fork will mimic the outcome of a ricer or a food mill.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Working in batches, if necessary, place the fish and onion on the pan, and cook until grill marks form on the bottom, the onion softens and the fish is no longer translucent and flakes easily under the tines of a fork, 2 to 3 minutes per side for the onion and 3 to 4 minutes per side for the fish.
—Ellie Krieger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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