tine (1), tind, tynde

[Prop. tind (cf. wood bine for woodbind ), from A. S. tind; cogn. with Icel. tindra spike, a tooth of a rake or harrow; Sw. tinne the tooth of a rake. Allied to tooth (q. v.).] A term properly applied to a prong which pierces, as in forks, whether for culinary or table use, or such as are adapted for hay or manure. It must not be confounded with tooth, as in the harrow, or the cylinder of a thrashing machine, .; the action is different. The stirrers of other cultivators are known as shovels, shares, or teeth, according to form and action. "In the southern parts of England, they destroy moles by traps that fall on them, and strike sharp tines or teeth through them." - Mortimer: Husbandry.