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noun

Spine n.

(Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

(Zool.)

(a)

A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal.

(b)

One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.

(Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae.

Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

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Etymology of 'Spine'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Spine" Quotes from Famous Books

... throat of the prey, and pulls downward with his full weight. The prey tries to rear up on its hind legs to throw off the leopard—but then the leopard pulls downward with a sudden jerk. This breaks either the animal's spine or its neck, and it falls ...

— The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two • Prince Sarath Ghosh

... placed the hand bag on the table and opened it. I felt among the things at the top of it, but failed to touch the cigar-case. I shoved my hand in deeper, and stirred the things about, but still I did not reach it. A cold wave swept down my spine, and a sort of emptiness came to the pit of my stomach. Then I turned red-hot, and the sweat sprung out all over me. I wet my lips with my tongue, and said to myself, 'Don't be an ass. Pull yourself together, pull yourself together. Take ...

— In the Fog • Richard Harding Davis

... all day. Miss Thompson lets her say her say: 'So chilly for the time of year. It's ages since we saw you here.' Then, heart a-flutter, speech precise, Describes the shoes and asks the price. 'Them, Miss? Ah, them is six-and-nine.' Miss Thompson shudders down the spine (Dream of impossible romance). She eyes them with a wistful glance, Torn between good and ...

— Georgian Poetry 1920-22 • Various

... as if a stone were ground to dust; as if white sparks flew from a livid whetstone, which was his spine; as if the switchback railway, having swooped to the depths, fell, fell, fell. This was ...

— Jacob's Room • Virginia Woolf

... patients,—the four worst were consigned to me. One poor chap was shot through the body and the spine was injured; they do not know just what the extent of the injury is, but he is completely paralyzed from the waist down. Fortunately he is very small, so it is not difficult to take care of him; he is the most cheerful soul, and says he has much to be thankful for as he has never suffered ...

— 'My Beloved Poilus' • Anonymous

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