rind

Definition

tree bark

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "Sweetest nut hath sourest rind."
• "Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind / With all thy charms, although this corporal rind / Thou hast immanacled."
• ""I'm hanged if I know how you've got the immortal rind to come at me with a yarn like this.""

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