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Yes, chine is playable

...and is worth 11 points.

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"Chine" Definition

noun

A cut of meat containing part of the backbone.
A ridge or crest.
Nautical The line of intersection between the side and bottom of a flatbottom or V-bottom boat.
The backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
A cut of meat including all or part of the backbone.

verb-transitive

To cut (a carcass, for example) through the spine, as when butchering.

verb

To cut through the backbone of (as in butchering).

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