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'dine

/diːn/[diːn][dĩːn]

A form of sardine — Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.

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Meanings

noun'dine (plural 'dines)

plural 'dines

abbreviationclippingcolloquialClipping of sardine.
The way I look at it, someone other than me is eating sardines. When the pandemic-related food shortages hit, i couldn't find a dang can of 'dines anywhere on the shelves.
2022, Timothy Cotton, Dawn in the Dooryard, page 192
1 more example
He got up and grabbed another can of 'dines. Instead of commenting on the olfactory association he had made between sardines and deceased female sex organs, he asked what seemed to be the logical question. “What are we going to do, boss?”
2009, Stephen King, Under the Dome, page 1005

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with 'dine

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APA

'dine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'dine

MLA

“'dine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'dine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'dine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'dine.

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