rind
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc.
Example
“Make sure you don't leave any of the rind on those lemons.”
Other meanings
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
Kinds of rind
- bacon rind
- peel
- cheese rind
Word history
From Old English "rind".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rind” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.