To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.
The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.
The top of a ridge.
The spine of an animal.
A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
The back of the blade on a scythe.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.
A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
To divide into tranches.
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.
A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
A slice, section or portion.