[ noun ] the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) <noun.food>
Rind \Rind\ (r[imac]nd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.] The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. --Milton.
Sweetest nut hath sourest rind. --Shak.
Rind \Rind\, v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]
Sue Stanton, WBNS promotions director, said pulp and rind salvaged from the crushing would be donated to feed animals at the Columbus Zoo.
The Snack Food Association said pork rind sales totaled $195 million in 1987, a figure dwarfed by sales of potato chips, which enjoyed $3.8 billion in sales in the $8 billion salty snack food market.
And the zesty, oil-laden rind is scented so gloriously that 'ice and a slice' has taken on new meaning.
The Snack Food Association said pork rind sales nationally totaled $195 million in 1987, a figure dwarfed by potato chips, which had $3.8 billion in sales the same year.