Definitions
The tough outer layer of fruit, cheese, or some foods.
Word origin
From Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English rind and rinde (“treebark, crust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rindā, from Proto-Germanic *rindō, *rindǭ (“crust, rind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to come to rest, support or prop oneself”). Cognate with German Rinde (“bark, rind”). Related to English rand.
Used in a sentence
“cheese rind; lemon rind; lime rind”
“Make sure you don't leave any of the rind on those lemons.”
“Sweetest nut hath sourest rind.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tough outer peel”4 letters
02“Fruit peel”4 letters
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