RIND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("rind" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rind"):

bacon rind (the rind of bacon)

peel; skin (the rind of a fruit or vegetable)

cheese rind (the rind of a cheese)

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