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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pine \Pine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pining}.] [AS. p[imac]nan to torment, fr. p[imac]n torment.
See 1st {Pine}, {Pain}, n. & v.]
1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
[Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.
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That people that pyned him to death. --Piers
Plowman.
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One is pined in prison, another tortured on the
rack. --Bp. Hall.
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2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] --Milton.
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