rind

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

RIND, noun [Gr.] The bark of a plant; the skin or coat of fruit that may be pared or peeled off; also, the inner bark of trees. RIND, verb transitive To bark; to decorticate. [Not in use.]
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