tine

• "Tine--tine--tine," cried Leo; "what is that you say?" —  In the Wilds of Africa
• "Timbo, when he was out with me the other day, told me they call him the `hammering iron,' on account of his `Tine--tine--tine' cry. —  In the Wilds of Africa
• Whether it was so occupied or not we could not tell, but presently the crocodile appeared to rouse itself up and to crawl towards the water, into which he plunged, diving down out of sight There goes Master Tine--tine--tine flying away. —  In the Wilds of Africa
• On the right horn underneath the tres-tine is an abnormal snag 9 inches long. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• In this the tres-tine, as well as the royal tine, throw out branches, and in the normal rucervine type the tres and royal are equal as in Schomburgk's deer, but in the extreme type, Panolia or Rucervus Eldii of Burmah, the tres-tine is greatly developed, whilst the royal is reduced to a mere snag. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

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