n. [ AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest. ] The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind
With all thy charms, although this corporal rind
Thou hast immanacled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sweetest nut hath sourest rind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague. ] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also
n. [ AS. rynele. √11. See Run. ] A small water course or gutter. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of a rind. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a rind or skin. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]